Swat Valley deal to be presented on Monday

A peace deal inked with the Taliban in the Swat Valley in Pakistan's restive northwest is to be presented in parliament Monday even as a question mark hangs over whether President Asif Ali Zardari will ratify the pact

A peace deal inked with the Taliban in the Swat Valley in Pakistan's restive northwest is to be presented in parliament Monday even as a question mark hangs over whether President Asif Ali Zardari will ratify the pact.

Speaking to reporters in Multan yesterday, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said the Feb 16 deal to impose Sharia laws in Swat and six other districts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in return for the Taliban laying down their arms would be presented on Monday in the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament.
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"The aim is to evolve a consensual national strategy," Gilani said.u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0

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