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Sufi links peace with Darul Qaza

* Deadlock between Sufi, govt over qazi judges
* Sufi says those continuing to fight after qazis’ appointment will be considered rebels

PESHAWAR: Swat cleric Sufi Muhammad said on Thursday he was committed to peace in Malakand but linked it to the enforcement of Nizam-e-Adl and the establishment of Darul Qaza.

Sufi said there was a deadlock over the appointment of qazis between him and the NWFP government, because the government had not accepted the names he had recommended.

He offered to resume talks if the government stopped the recent military action against the Taliban.

“The fighting will end automatically [after the enforcement of Nizam-e-Adl,” Izzat Khan, a spokesman for the group said by telephone, according to media reports. “We are ready for talks with the government on the appointment of judges and a ceasefire in the region.”

Rebels: Sufi Muhammad rejected the judges nominated by the government, saying they were not eligible. Once judges are appointed under Islamic law, those continuing to fight will be considered rebels, he told the Taliban meanwhile.

More than 50 Taliban were killed in the operation to secure Buner, army’s spokesman Athar Abbas had said on Wednesday. As many as 75 Taliban were killed in the Lower Dir district earlier this week. staff report/daily times monitor

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