Malakand

In 1969, the states of Swat, Dir and Chitral officially joined Pakistan and annexed into a division called Malakand, with Saidu Sharif (in Swat) as its capital.

GroundReport: Why Restoration of Sharia Law is No Taliban Victory 2009

In 1969, the states of Swat, Dir and Chitral officially joined Pakistan and annexed into a division called Malakand, with Saidu Sharif (in Swat) as its capital.

Op-Ed: Why the Restoration of Sharia Law is No Taliban Victory 2009

The peace agreement, known as the Malakand Accord, put an end to military operations in Swat and the surrounding regions and established sharia, or Islamic courts.

Military Top Stories Center 2009

The Taliban, which had taken complete control of the district earlier this week, began withdrawing Friday after talks between a government representative and radical cleric Sufi Mohammad who had brokered the controversial Feb 16 Swat peace deal on imposing Sharia laws in seven districts of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) that are collectively known as the Malakand division in return for the militants laying down their arms.

India eNews 2009

Radical cleric Sufi Mohammad, who brokered a contentious peace accord on restoring peace in Swat and six other NWFP districts known as the Malakand division, had no role to play in this,

India eNews 2009

In exchange for peace, the provincial government, headed by the secular Awami National party, agreed in February to introduce sharia law in Swat and seven adjoining districts known as Malakand Division - an area of about 10,000 square miles that accounts for one third of the North West Frontier province.

THE AIR FORCE PUNDIT 2009

In exchange for peace, the provincial government, headed by the secular Awami National party, agreed in February to introduce sharia law in Swat and seven adjoining districts known as Malakand Division - an area of about 10,000 square miles that accounts for one third of the North West Frontier province.

San Francisco Sentinel 2009

In Malakand, which is traditionally a stronghold of the PPP, all the MPs elected in the elections last year have fled from the area.

Renegade Eye 2009

In exchange for peace, the provincial government, headed by the secular Awami National party, agreed in February to introduce sharia law in Swat and seven adjoining districts known as Malakand Division - an area of about 10,000 square miles that accounts for one third of the North West Frontier province.

San Francisco Sentinel 2009

Looming internal and external threats, the prime minister said, had prompted parliament to support a controversial peace deal the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and a Taliban-linked radical cleric had inked on imposing Sharia laws in Swat and six other districts of the province, collectively known as the Malakand division, in return for the militants laying down their arms.

India eNews 2009