"Swat is a part of Pakistan but no governor, chief minister or the prime minister can venture to go there" are the words of Haji Adeel a Senior leader of Awami National Party that leads the coalition ruling the North-West Frontier province of Pakistan where Swat is located.
Maulana Fazalullah with an army of 10 000 has lead the reign of terror on the region, including hangings of headless bodies in bazaars, banning women from leaving their houses and girls over the age of 7 from going to school.
Maulana Fazalullah with an army of 10 000 has lead the reign of terror on the region, including hangings of headless bodies in bazaars, banning women from leaving their houses and girls over the age of 7 from going to school.
Photo: students at schoolSchools that did not comply with the order to shut down by 15 January 2009 were blown up, around 150 schools in total.
Such extremist decrees are broadcast to the local population by FM radio and with so much else happening in the world, the young Pakistan government was almost oblivious to what was happening in Swat. Now, if even the police want to go around for a couple of hours, they are escorted by the army.
With journalists being assassinated and the security forces afraid to parole the area, and political representatives unable to enter the region, for the people of Swat, it seems no one knows their plight and there is no one to help.
Such extremist decrees are broadcast to the local population by FM radio and with so much else happening in the world, the young Pakistan government was almost oblivious to what was happening in Swat. Now, if even the police want to go around for a couple of hours, they are escorted by the army.
With journalists being assassinated and the security forces afraid to parole the area, and political representatives unable to enter the region, for the people of Swat, it seems no one knows their plight and there is no one to help.
Sources, Aljazeera News Hour, Aljazeera News Website, 'Swat, Pakistan's Lost Paradise' updated and accessed 27/1/09
http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/2009/01/200912512351598892.html
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