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| NWFP ready for talks with Taliban: Bilour |
| 2008-10-04 |
| The NWFP government believes in the settlement of disputes through negotiations and does not favour bloodshed, NWFP Senior Minister Bashir Ahmad Bilour said on Friday. In an interview with Daily Times, he said talks could only be held with those who shun violence and agree for peaceful means to remove grievances. He said the government was still ready to hold talks with the Taliban in Swat, if they stop violence and adopt peaceful means for the settlement of disputes. Bilour said the Swat Taliban had been demanding the implementation of Nizam-e-Adl Regulation, 1999, in the Malakand Division, adding the government had provided them more by amending the regulation. He said it would take two to three months to implement the regulation. The minister said Rs 200 million would be spent on the appointment of 100 judges and 500 supporting staff in the shariah courts in the area. Bilour rejected the impression that the Awami National Party, which claims to be a secular political party, had accepted to enforce religious laws, saying "if shariah courts could be established in England then why not in Swat". |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 In an interview with Daily Times, he said talks could only be held with those who shun violence and agree for peaceful means to remove grievances. All righty then. Thanks for wasting our time... |
| Posted by: The Daily Times 2008-10-04 16:23 |