According to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Jang, the local people in the Swat district have protested for the third consecutive day in favor of the Taliban’s enforcement of Islamic Shari’a and against the army operation in the district.
The residents of Mengora, the headquarters of Swat district, organized the protests on Thursday, demanding the implementation of Islamic Shari’a in the district.
In Swat district, the Taliban have recently set up Islamic Shari’a courts, banned female education and ordered barbers not to shave beards in their drive to enforce Islamic Shari’a across the region.
Following domestic and international pressure, the Pakistan government has launched army operation against the Taliban in the Swat district.
Source: Roznama Jang, Pakistan, February 13, 2009
