Sufi threatens to withdraw from Swat deal

Sufi Mohammad, who does not allow to be photographed,

 addresses a news conference at his headquarter mosque in Mingora.

SWAT Defunct TNSM chief Sufi Mohammad has said that his organization (TNSM) would withdraw from the deal reached with the NWFP government regarding enforcement of Nizam-e-Adal Regulations in Swat if the deal was not enforced, saying that ‘I am not satisfied with steps taken so far in this regard.’‘We are still committed to the agreement but the steps taken by the government in this regard are not enough and the government would be responsible if the deal was not enforced in letter and spirit,’ Sufi said while addressing a press conference here on Tuesday.He said that the law and order situation had been good for the last one month but the agreement was not being implemented, adding that the implementation of Nizam-e-Adal was also promised in Kohistan and Hazara in addition to Malakand Division but was not being honored.‘Qazis have been appointed in Swat in place of judges but have no powers and can not make decisions,’ he remarked, adding that no Qazi had been appointed in other districts of the Malakand Division so far.TNSM chief said he was going to finish camp and go back.To a question, he said, ‘he had signed the deal with the provincial government and not with President Zardari.’