'Democracy Is A Sin, Infidelity'
He was once a violent cleric. Now, at the age of 77, he talks peace, grabbing headlines worldwide for the Swat deal he stitched with the NWFP government.
He was once a violent cleric. Now, at the age of 77, Maulana Sufi Mohammed talks peace, grabbing headlines worldwide for the Swat deal he stitched with the NWFP government. Formed on June 28, 1989, his organisation, the Tehrik Nifaz Shariat-e-Mohammedi (TNSM), has been fighting to introduce the Islamic system of justice since then. Nearly 154 people were killed in 1994 in what was a violent phase of the TNSM movement. In an interview with Behroz Khan and Fayaz Zafar at Mingora, Swat, Sufi Mohammed talked about the controversial peace deal. Excerpts:
You went to Afghanistan along with thousands of supporters, but only a few hundred returned.
Will your efforts to restore peace in Swat bear fruit?
Is Nizam-e-Adl a Taliban system?
Violent incidents still take place in Swat. Do you think some third force is at work to disrupt peace?
Will you wage struggle for the Kashmiris who are facing atrocities and are fighting for independence?
The Indian government has accused some Pakistan-based militant groups in the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Your comment.
How do you see Pakistan's crackdown on some militant outfits in the wake of the Mumbai attacks?
Will you also take along militants like Baitullah Mehsud?
What do you think of democracy?
How are you going about restoring peace in Swat?
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