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Taliban consider permanent Swat ceasefire
 The Taliban said on Sunday they would decide within days whether to call a permanent ceasefire in Swat after the government agreed to allow sharia law in the valley.Muslim Khan, spokesman for Taliban leader Fazlullah, said they would review their current 10-day truce in the Swat valley when it runs out on Wednesday. "We declared a 10-day ceasefire just after the agreement was signed and you will see an exemplary peace prevail in the valley once sharia is enforced," Khan told AFP. "In the next five or six days, our shura is meeting and it will decide about a permanent ceasefire," he said. Fazlullah said the ceasefire, widely seen as a concession by the Pakistani authorities, would be made permanent provided the militants were confident about the government's intentions. He was speaking after talks with cleric Sufi Muhammad, who signed the deal with the government. Sufi held a meeting with close aides in Mingora on Sunday to review the situation, his spokesman Ameer Izzat said. Posted by: Fred 2009-02-23 |
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