Islamists Push to Expand Taliban-Style Shari’a Across Pakistan
(CNSNews.com) – Emboldened by the Pakistan government’s agreement to allow the imposition of shari’a in the extremist-controlled Swat valley, fundamentalist clerics are pushing to spread the Taliban’s interpretation of Islamic law across the country. Weekend remarks by Swat-based pro-Taliban leader Sufi Muhammad suggesting that Pakistan’s courts and democratic system were un-Islamic caused an uproar in the national legislature on Monday.