Pakistani Islamists ask Taliban for peace in Swat

Pakistan seems to think that they are doing some good by letting the Taliban have their Way , The implement of Sharia law will only lend itself to further domination of the people and their territory , and they wont be able to sit still for long !
They will see something "outside of their control area and go after that also , and eventually try to take it over ! It is the way of Islam ! Don't stop until you Control everything !

MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - A radical Muslim cleric sent emissaries to his Taliban son-in-law on Thursday to seek peace in Pakistan's Swat valley after earlier praising an offer from the government to restore Islamic law to the region.

Critics say that by turning to former militant Maulana Sufi Mohammad to play peacemaker, the government showed its weakness in the face of an Islamist tide rolling over the northwest.

How much influence the elderly Mohammad can exert over son-in-law Maulana Fazlullah is also in doubt, they say, as the younger man has forged ties with al Qaeda and Islamist militants from elsewhere in Pakistan.

Government officials argue that dealing with Mohammad was a better option than using force, as inevitable civilian casualties would further alienate the people of the region.

They say also that Islamic law being introduced will be nothing like the Taliban idea of sharia, which includes summary executions and punishment by amputation and flogging.

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Unidentified gunmen killed Mohammad Musa Khankhel, a journalist for Geo News and the News daily, on Wednesday while he was covering a peace march by Mohammad to the village of Matta, the Taliban stronghold in Swat.
Zardari vowed the government would bring those responsible to justice, while the Taliban spokesman said it was "the work of those forces who want to sabotage peace efforts."

BYE , BYE , Pakistan !