Does that mean we're going to cut off all aid to Pakistan? AP
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Obama administration says Pakistan's imposition of Islamic law in a northwest valley to quell a Taliban insurgency goes against human rights and democracy, the most pointed American criticism of the deal to date.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs' comments Tuesday came hours after a hard-line cleric who mediated the deal in the Swat Valley indicated it will protect militants accused of brutal killings in the one-time tourist haven from prosecution.
"The administration believes solutions involving security in Pakistan don't include less democracy and less human rights," Gibbs said. "The signing of that denoting strict Islamic law in the Swat Valley ... goes against both of those principles."
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