The NWFP government is all set to establish the Darul Qaza appeals court in Malakand and appoint qazis in the area, Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said on Tuesday, inviting Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Muhammad for talks to implement the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation."It's the last opportunity. I request Sufi Muhammad and his companions through this press conference to come forward for consultations with the government as all arrangements for the implementation of the system are complete," said the spokesman while addressing a press conference.
The minister said the TNSM chief had suspended peace talks after a military operation in Dir that he opposed and that government emissaries could not contact him as he had gone to Taimer Gara and refused to talk to them. He said the government believed in dialogue and not in use of force because only dialogue could solve problems.
The minister warned that the provincial government would take strict action against all those challenging the writ of the state, forming a parallel government, endangering the life and property of citizens and patrolling troubled areas with weapons.
"There were some technical problems in the establishment of Darul Qaza and appointment of qazis. We have now done the homework and are fully ready to implement the system after consultations with Sufi Muhammad," said Iftikhar.
The minister said some "non-locals and foreign elements" had reached Buner and Dir and were disrupting peace through subversive activities. Mian Iftikhar defended the presence of the security forces and the police in Buner, Dir, Shangla and Malakand. "The government wants the security forces to stay in Buner and other troubled areas, where their presence is required, and move around freely to maintain peace," he said.
The ANP-led government's spokesman denied that the security forces were carrying out an operation in Buner. "It's not an operation. It's a reaction to attacks by militants," he said. He said the security forces would go back to barracks once complete peace was restored in the troubled areas.
The spokesman said the Nizam-e-Adl had been enforced now and there was no justification for taking up arms. "It's a crime and we'll take strict action against violators," he said. The spokesman requested Interior Minister Rehman Malik not to issue statements before consulting the provincial government.