Representatives of Islamic militants arrive to attend a peace meeting with Pakistani government officials in Peshawar, Pakistan on Monday, Feb. 16, 2009. At the meeting, regional government officials say Pakistan will impose Islamic law in parts of its northwest where Taliban fighters increasingly hold sway. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)From Yahoo News/AP:
PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Pakistan agreed Monday to suspend military offensives and impose Islamic law in part of the restive northwest, making a gesture it hopes will help calm the Taliban insurgency while rejecting Washington's call for tougher measures against militants.
A U.S. defense official called the deal "a negative development," and some Pakistani experts expressed skepticism the truce would decrease violence. One human rights activist said the accord was "a great surrender" to militants.
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More News On Pakistan's Surrender In Swat Province
Pakistan Agrees to Enforce Islamic Law in Swat Valley -- Washington Post
Pakistan-Taliban deal: Islamic law for peace in Swat Valley -- Christian Science Monitor
Pakistan agrees to allow Islamic law in volatile northwest -- CBC
Pakistan bows to Taliban, allows Shariat laws -- New Kerala
Sharia law is the price of peace in Pakistan -- The Independent
Pakistan Praises Taliban Truce, U.S. Warns of Threat -- Bloomberg
Will Sharia law bring order to Swat? -- BBC
The end of hope in Swat Valley -- The Telegraph
