'Pakistan grants Taliban license to kill'
Taliban insurgents on patrol in Pakistan's troubled
north-west region
Hezbollah hits back at Egypt
Hezbollah has brushed aside the accusations recently made by Egypt, saying Cairo is seeking to damage the movement's reputation.
The movement's deputy leader Sheikh Naeem Qassem said on Wednesday that Egypt's allegations that Hezbollah is seeking to destabilize the country are totally unfounded and baseless.
"This whole thing is politically motivated and will result in a backlash against the Egyptian regime," he added.
The Hezbollah official said, "The Egyptian regime wants revenge and is seeking to sully Hezbollah's image", but "It has become clear to everyone that these accusations are fabricated ... and that they are worthless."
Egypt's anti-Hezbollah campaign began after Hezbollah criticized Cairo for its performance during the 22-day Israeli war in the Gaza Strip.
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Taliban insurgents on patrol in Pakistan's troubled
north-west region
Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:28:23 GMT
A senior Taliban leader claims that the insurgents accused of brutal killings will enjoy legal immunity from prosecution in Pakistan.
Sufi Mohammad, a pro-Taliban cleric, mediating talks between the Islamabad government and the Taliban insurgents, said in a TV interview that no courts would "hear complaints from Swat residents against the Taliban leaders and their followers."
Thousands in the troubled northwestern valley seek to file lawsuits against the insurgents who beheaded political opponents and burned hundreds of girls' schools in the region.
Taliban and their allied groups are accused of brutal killings and crimes in most of the troubled lawless north-west tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
A senor minister in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) hinted that the government has granted immunity to the insurgents. Wajid Ali Khan said Wednesday that the jovial system is not able to address the complaints but "we can look into any disputes and controversy at some later stage."
The developments came after President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday night approved the final draft of a bill that legitimizes the Taliban rule in the troubled valley.
The Islamabad parliament passed the measure without debate as the militants had warned lawmakers against opposing the deal.
Taliban had threatened that opponents of the bill would be considered apostates and would face the death penalty in the insurgents' self-style courts.
The bill passed by the parliament and signed by the president will introduce a harsh Taliban judicial system in the troubled Malakand division, comprising of six north-western districts including Swat.
Sufi has said that should Taliban rule be implemented in the restive Swat valley and its adjoining areas it would soon afterwards be extended to other parts of the country as well.
He urged all of his loyalists on Tuesday to work towards furthering the insurgents' influence in the so-called settled areas in Pakistan.
Sufi and his supporters have also formed forces in the region to punish those who violate their decrees.
The Taliban have repeatedly hinted that they would take their war to the capital Islamabad and other major cities. "The day is not far when Islamabad will be in the hands of the mujahideen," a Taliban Commander said last week.
Last week, Taliban stormed the district of Buner -- some 100 km (60 miles) northwest of Islamabad.
They have since taken control of adjoining areas in the district, and threatened to take over Islamabad despite the deal.
The al-Qaeda and Taliban linked militants have long campaigned to impose Wahhabi style laws, which include beheading and storming female educational centers.
Pakistan suffers from the wave of violence more than seven years after the US-led forces invaded neighboring Afghanistan in 2001 to allegedly oust the Taliban, destroy al-Qaeda, capture Osama bin Laden and bring security to the volatile region.
However, al-Qaeda is still active, bin Laden is still at large, Afghanistan is still volatile and violence has spilled over to Pakistan as well.
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Pakistan lawmaker explains deal with Taliban
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Sufi Mohammad, a pro-Taliban cleric, mediating talks between the Islamabad government and the Taliban insurgents, said in a TV interview that no courts would "hear complaints from Swat residents against the Taliban leaders and their followers."
Thousands in the troubled northwestern valley seek to file lawsuits against the insurgents who beheaded political opponents and burned hundreds of girls' schools in the region.
Taliban and their allied groups are accused of brutal killings and crimes in most of the troubled lawless north-west tribal region bordering Afghanistan.
A senor minister in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) hinted that the government has granted immunity to the insurgents. Wajid Ali Khan said Wednesday that the jovial system is not able to address the complaints but "we can look into any disputes and controversy at some later stage."
The developments came after President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday night approved the final draft of a bill that legitimizes the Taliban rule in the troubled valley.
The Islamabad parliament passed the measure without debate as the militants had warned lawmakers against opposing the deal.
Taliban had threatened that opponents of the bill would be considered apostates and would face the death penalty in the insurgents' self-style courts.
The bill passed by the parliament and signed by the president will introduce a harsh Taliban judicial system in the troubled Malakand division, comprising of six north-western districts including Swat.
Sufi has said that should Taliban rule be implemented in the restive Swat valley and its adjoining areas it would soon afterwards be extended to other parts of the country as well.
He urged all of his loyalists on Tuesday to work towards furthering the insurgents' influence in the so-called settled areas in Pakistan.
Sufi and his supporters have also formed forces in the region to punish those who violate their decrees.
The Taliban have repeatedly hinted that they would take their war to the capital Islamabad and other major cities. "The day is not far when Islamabad will be in the hands of the mujahideen," a Taliban Commander said last week.
Last week, Taliban stormed the district of Buner -- some 100 km (60 miles) northwest of Islamabad.
They have since taken control of adjoining areas in the district, and threatened to take over Islamabad despite the deal.
The al-Qaeda and Taliban linked militants have long campaigned to impose Wahhabi style laws, which include beheading and storming female educational centers.
Pakistan suffers from the wave of violence more than seven years after the US-led forces invaded neighboring Afghanistan in 2001 to allegedly oust the Taliban, destroy al-Qaeda, capture Osama bin Laden and bring security to the volatile region.
However, al-Qaeda is still active, bin Laden is still at large, Afghanistan is still volatile and violence has spilled over to Pakistan as well.
JR/MMN
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Pakistan lawmaker explains deal with Taliban
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Hezbollah hits back at Egypt
Hezbollah has brushed aside the accusations recently made by Egypt, saying Cairo is seeking to damage the movement's reputation.
The movement's deputy leader Sheikh Naeem Qassem said on Wednesday that Egypt's allegations that Hezbollah is seeking to destabilize the country are totally unfounded and baseless.
"This whole thing is politically motivated and will result in a backlash against the Egyptian regime," he added.
The Hezbollah official said, "The Egyptian regime wants revenge and is seeking to sully Hezbollah's image", but "It has become clear to everyone that these accusations are fabricated ... and that they are worthless."
Egypt's anti-Hezbollah campaign began after Hezbollah criticized Cairo for its performance during the 22-day Israeli war in the Gaza Strip.
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