Pakistani Taliban announce indefinite truce in Swat

A truce ? Indefinite ? Say it ain't so !!! it's probably not !
Most likely one of those lovely smoke screens that radical Muslims like to throw out there !
The Pakistani Army "Ceased Operations " in Swat ? More like they gave up trying ! The sheer Brutality of the Taliban just is to much for them and they really are to weak to fight anymore ! So it is easier to let them have their way !
But not to worry ! those crazy Taliban Guys will be back to raise some hell when their Sharia law is fully implemented , and they have no one else to beat down or Kill !!!!!

MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban militants announced on Tuesday an indefinite ceasefire in the Swat valley in the northwest of the country, a day after the army said it was ceasing operations in the region.

In the neighboring Bajaur region on the Afghan border, the government announced a four-day ceasefire in response to a unilateral truce called by militants there on Monday.

The ceasefires are likely to compound concerns among Western countries which fear truces allow militants to create sanctuaries in Pakistan where they can regroup and intensify their insurgency against Western forces in neighbouring Afghanistan.

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The indefinite ceasefire in Swat follows an agreement by authorities to enforce Islamic sharia law in the valley, which until 2007 was one of Pakistan's prime tourist destinations.

A 10-day truce announced in response to the agreement on sharia law had been made permanent, said a Taliban spokesman in the valley, 120 km (75 miles) northwest of Islamabad.

"We have agreed on an indefinite ceasefire," said the spokesman, Muslim Khan.

Khan said the Taliban in the valley, led by militant cleric Fazlullah, also decided to release three people, including two politicians, as a goodwill gesture.

The militants had virtually taken over control of the valley in recent months, residents said, killing enemies and blowing up schools which they said the security forces were using as posts.