tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post1220844164547511898..comments2024-03-19T09:06:21.507-04:00Comments on Irtiqa: Push-button executions from the skiesSalman Hameedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-70999289933851448212009-03-24T09:28:00.000-04:002009-03-24T09:28:00.000-04:00Unless I missed the point and the whole of Pakista...<I>Unless I missed the point and the whole of Pakistan was originally under Sharia law in the first place, </I><BR/>No - Pakistan has never been under Sharia. It is an "Islamic Republic" - but secular courts dominate the judicial system. There have been attempts to introduce sharia courts - but so far they have been successful only in the tribal areas (they already are quite autonomous from the federal government). Swat itself has a complicated history in this regard. But, the current arrangement, in effect, wipes out the federal judicial system in Swat.Salman Hameedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-81182357835391836882009-03-23T20:39:00.000-04:002009-03-23T20:39:00.000-04:00One would think that it might be better to have a ...One would think that it might be better to have a negotiator who doesn't believe in Sharia law to negotiate with a group that wants the absolute imposition of Sharia law. Otherwise, it doesn't seem like there's much negotiation, as such, at all.<BR/><BR/>Unless I missed the point and the whole of Pakistan was originally under Sharia law in the first place, and so there was no actual conflict between the Taliban and the Pakistani government. But again, in that case, why call this a negotiation and not just business as usual?<BR/><BR/>It's incredibly frustrating that this was the man who was supposed to be making a deal, and then seems to agree with those who he went to make the deal with on every point. Wasn't there anyone else who could represent the Pakistani government?Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02733799054106197853noreply@blogger.com