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	<title>South Asia Forum &#187; Swat valley</title>
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		<title>Pakistan minister terms Swat flogging a Jewish plot</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/04/06/pakistan-minister-terms-swat-flogging-a-jewish-plot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KARACHI: Federal Minister Senator Azam Khan Swati of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) said on Saturday that the flogging of the 17-year-old girl in Swat was a Jewish conspiracy aimed at destroying peace in Swat and distort the image of those Islamists who sport beards and wear turbans. Speaking at a reception hosted by the JUI-F [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Afgh-Pak Policy Already Unraveling</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/03/28/obama-afgh-pak-policy-already-unraveling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Richard L. Benkin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://south-asiaforum.org/?p=845</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Delhi, India.  United States President Barack Hussein Obama unveiled his much awaited South Asian strategy in a globally televised speech last night (Indian time).  Today many Indians told me, as one put it, that Obama â€œlived up to his middle name by showing the face of a pro-Pakistan US policy,â€ a critical component [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amnesty says govt handing over Swat people to Taliban</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/18/amnesty-says-govt-handing-over-swat-people-to-taliban/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 08:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://south-asiaforum.org/?p=546</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[PESHAWAR: Reacting to the official announcement about enforcement of Nizam-e-Adl Regulation in Malakand Division and Kohistan district, Amnesty Internationalâ€™s Asia-Pacific Director Sam Zarifi has said the government was reneging on its duty to protect the basic human rights of Swat valley by â€œ handing them over to Taliban insurgents.â€
In an emailed statement, the AI director [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan imposes Islamic law in Taliban stronghold</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/16/pakistan-imposes-islamic-law-in-taliban-stronghold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://south-asiaforum.org/?p=492</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Saeed ShahÂ 
IslamabadÂ ,Â 15 February ,Pakistan is to impose Islamic law in a vast region of the north-west called Malakand in an attempt to placate extremists, even as President Asif Zardari warns that they are &#8220;trying to take over the state&#8221;.
Pakistani Taliban militants who are in control of the Swat valley in the region announced a ceasefire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Military operation in Fata, Swat must be stopped: Jamaat-e-Islam</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/14/military-operation-in-fata-swat-must-be-stopped-jamaat-e-islam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PESHAWAR: The Jamaat-e-Islami would observe February 18 as â€˜black dayâ€™ in Malakand Division to press the government to stop military operation in Swat and take practical steps for restoration of peace and enforcement of Shariah in the area.
Addressing a news conference here Friday, acting NWFP president of JI Shabbir Ahmad Khan said that due to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sherpao for enforcing Sharia Law in Swat</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/11/sherpao-for-enforcing-sharia-law-in-swat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://south-asiaforum.org/?p=278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, February 11, 2009
ISLAMABAD: Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao has urged the federal government to ensure the implementation of Sharia regulations in Swat for sustainable peace and development.The Pakistan Peopleâ€™s Party (Sherpao) cheif said that only the proposed â€˜Sharia lawâ€™ could restore peace in Swat. â€œThe Sharia law would pacify the militants.â€
Sherpao said the military operation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taliban killed three women in Swat</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/07/taliban-killed-three-women-in-swat/</link>
		<comments>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/07/taliban-killed-three-women-in-swat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://south-asiaforum.org/?p=250</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MINGORA: Three women were killed in Swat on Thursday as Taliban continued their attack on people they consider to be pro-government.
The militants also blew up two government schools.
The women, Zarmina, Zarbibi and Farzana, were killed and three men were kidnapped when militants stormed their house in Dagai village and accused them of supporting security personnel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30 security men freed after â€˜promising to quit forceâ€™</title>
		<link>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/05/30-security-men-freed-after-%e2%80%98promising-to-quit-force%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://south-asiaforum.org/2009/02/05/30-security-men-freed-after-%e2%80%98promising-to-quit-force%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SAF Desk</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://south-asiaforum.org/?p=223</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MINGORA/TIMERGARA, Feb 4: The Taliban in Swat set free 30 police and paramilitary personnel in the presence of journalists in Kotli Dadhara area of Kabal tehsil on Wednesday, after securing written promise from them that they would quit their government jobs.
â€œThe hostages have been released on humanitarian grounds, but with a condition that they will [...]]]></description>
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