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| India-Pakistan |
| Pakistan clash over Sharia looms |
| 2003-06-04 |
| 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 |
| #5 ...and Sammy Sosa's bats to be x-rayed. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-06-04 12:48:39 |
| #4 Anon1: I guess you now understand why Fred is always posting all these obscure articles about Paki crazies. Meanwhile, the US press waits with baited press for Martha Stewart to do the perp walk. |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2003-06-04 12:35:00 |
| #3 oh no, Fred, NOOoo the Islamists can't eat Perv up because then fanatical Islamists would have control of a big country with NUCLEAR MISSILES. What will the US do in that instance? I hope India pre-emptively clocks it if that day ever comes. |
| Posted by: Anon1 2003-06-04 12:00:30 |
| #2 I don't think Perv does have the nerve to put it down, or maybe the realization that he must put it down for the good of his country. At this point, it looks like the Islamists are going to eat him up. |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-06-04 10:58:52 |
| #1 Perv has no qualms about putting this down violently, just have to wonder how the ISI and army will react when the orders come down....civil war? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-06-04 10:21:27 |