After negotiations with pro-Taliban fighters, the government of Pakistan has agreed to institute sharia(Islamic law) in the Malakand region, a predominantly conservative Islamic area that has often demanded that sharia be implemented in the area due to the fact that they believe the prevailing form of law takes too long to bring justice.
Critics are seeing it as pretty much handing over land to the Taliban, a concession that some believe could have catastrophic results and cause ongoing problems.
Also, as part of the deal, government troops will refrain from launching military operations in the area.
Pakistan’s Swat valley to get Islamic law – Al Jazeera.
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