Monday, February 16, 2009

Islamic Law Instituted In Pakistan's Swat Valley

By Pamela Constable
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb. 16 -- The Pakistani government, desperate to restore peace to a Taliban-infested valley once known as the "Switzerland of Pakistan," agreed Monday to enforce strict Islamic law in the surrounding district near the Afghan border, conceding to a long-standing demand by local...(The Washington Post)

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