Terror In Hangu - People Leaving the Town

That Hangu is not worth living anymore has been decided after two most brutal incidents shook the once peaceful town down to its core. In one incident, a former school teacher – later a lawyer by profession – named Nisar-ul-Haq was abducted and killed while in the other incident; firing was opened on children while they were being driven to their school in a vehicle in the morning (read the post at instablogs for the news).

People in Hangu have been confined to their houses out of terror; shops and schools remain closed, and the whole town is a dreary example of what terrorism can do to the lives of civilians. Many people, who had formerly decided not to leave the town, despite the continual sectarian violence, are now wrapping up their stuff and moving to the nearest big cities – Kohat and Peshawar. The act of inflicting terror by targeting children is the extreme example of irrationality, cruelty, and treachery that any living species on this earth ever exhibited. I can't help asking here: do humans really deserve to be called 'sapiens'?

Islamic Regulations Implemented in Malakand

At length, the war-torn valley of Swat has witnessed the first successful peace deal as Nizam-e-Adl, a form of the Islamic law called Shariat, has been implemented in the Malakand Division. The Nizam-e-Adl regulations were approved and officially implemented by the consent of the provincial government and the Islamic militants fighting in Swat for several years. The deal has elicited a mixed response from the people, political leaderships, and the internationally community. Read the complete story here: http://freebird.instablogs.com/entry/islamic-regulations-implemented-in-malakand-for-bringing-peace/

The general response of instablogs members to the news has been a disappointment over/caution against the newly implemented Nizam-e-Adl. But local people in Swat still hope that the deal will start the door of neotiating the conflict away. A feature video on the topic can be viewed here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh5l_mXypPs.