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Pak militants declare indefinite ceasefire
AFP, PeshawarPro-Taliban militants on Tuesday declared an indefinite ceasefire in Pakistan's Swat valley, where they have been fighting for nearly two years to enforce sharia law, a spokesman said.
The announcement came after militant leader Maulana Fazlullah convened a consultative council in Swat's Matta district, spokesman Muslim Khan told AFP.
"Today the shoora met under Maulana Fazlullah and decided to hold a ceasefire for an indefinite period," Khan told AFP.
The hardliners had been observing a temporary, 10-day ceasefire since last Monday, when the Pakistani government signed a controversial deal with a pro-Taliban cleric to enforce sharia law in Swat in an effort to restore peace.
"We are releasing all prisoners unconditionally. Today we released four paramilitary soldiers and we will release all security personnel in our custody as a goodwill gesture," Khan vowed.
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AFP, PeshawarPro-Taliban militants on Tuesday declared an indefinite ceasefire in Pakistan's Swat valley, where they have been fighting for nearly two years to enforce sharia law, a spokesman said.
The announcement came after militant leader Maulana Fazlullah convened a consultative council in Swat's Matta district, spokesman Muslim Khan told AFP.
"Today the shoora met under Maulana Fazlullah and decided to hold a ceasefire for an indefinite period," Khan told AFP.
The hardliners had been observing a temporary, 10-day ceasefire since last Monday, when the Pakistani government signed a controversial deal with a pro-Taliban cleric to enforce sharia law in Swat in an effort to restore peace.
"We are releasing all prisoners unconditionally. Today we released four paramilitary soldiers and we will release all security personnel in our custody as a goodwill gesture," Khan vowed.
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