Thursday, March 12, 2009
By our correspondent
MINGORA: Keeping its pledge about appointment of Qazis in Swat, the Awami National Party-led NWFP government Wednesday announced that Qazis would start work in six tehsils of the district today (Thursday).
The ANP had declared that the provincial government would install Qazis in courts in Swat valley by March 12. After imparting training to 26 judicial officers on Nizam-e-Adl Regualtion, the government appointed seven Qazis in six tehsils of the troubled Swat valley.
Recruitment of Qazis in other parts of the district and division would be carried out in next phase.Two Qazis in Babozai and one each in Barikot, Khwazakhela, Kabal, Matta and Bahrain would take charge today (Thursday). Malakand Commissioner Syed Muhammad Javed hoped that now people would get cheap and speedy justice.
Earlier, the visiting NWFP ministers Mian Iftikhar Hussain and Wajid Ali Khan expressed hope that complete peace would soon return to Swat valley. They reiterated the NWFP government’s resolve to honour all promises made with the Tanzim Nifaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM).
“We are satisfied with peace deal with Sufi Muhammad because peace restored in Swat after this accord,” Mian Iftikhar said.The cabinet members said that they had been consulting representatives of TNSM from time to time and would continue the process of talks for effective implementation of Nizam-e-Adl and complete restoration of peace. The ministers said that chief minister and governor had signed the Nizam-e-Adl draft and hoped that it would soon be signed by the president. Qazis courts across the division, they added, would be established to start practical work. After appointment of Qazis in Swat, they would also be installed in other districts of the Malakand division.
Regarding release of Taliban prisoners, they said the prisoners would be freed in phases, adding the government had set free prisoners in past. It may be mentioned that the government released 12 militants a few days back on the demand of Sufi Muhammad. Under the peace deal, the militants would be released. However, the government is taking extreme care in freeing the militants.The ministers were on a two-day trip to the valley where they met members of Qaumi Amn Jirga, TNSM and militants.
Source:http://thenews.jang.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=166729
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