Residents in Pakistan's northwestern Swat valley are living in fear of armed Talibans campaigning against the government. Despite the presence of thousands of troops, the Taliban remains firmly in control of Swat in Pakistan's northwest. Policemen and common people have been beheaded in the streets, men lashed and schools burnt down under Taliban justice. Some 400 private schools enrolling 40,000 girls have been shut down
Supporters of Muslim cleric Maulana Sufi Mohammad peace march on the street of in Mingora, outskirts of Swat valley February 18, 2009. A radical Muslim cleric who led a struggle for Islamic law in Pakistan's troubled Swat valley began a "peace march" on Wednesday to persuade the Taliban to stop fighting, two days after reaching an accord with the government.
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Photo by AP – Sherin Zada
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