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Pakistan clash over Sharia looms
The central government in Pakistan has sacked two senior officials in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), which voted to introduce Sharia law on Monday. Correspondents say the move is a sign of a growing confrontation between President Pervez Musharraf and the Islamist leaders in NWFP. This could be fun The two sacked men are the head of provincial police and the chief civil servant. "The chief secretary, and inspector general of NWFP police have been asked to report to Islamabad," federal government minister Daniyal Aziz told reporters, according to the AFP news agency. "New officers will be taking charge in the province." On Monday the federal Minister for Information, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, said Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali would soon announce "administrative measures" for NWFP. He did not specify what they would be. NWFP's Chief Minister, Akram Khan Durrani responded by saying any such moves would be unconstitutional. Like that has stopped Musharraf in the past. Posted by: Steve 2003-06-04 |
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