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Rights group alarmed over Islamic law in Swat
Apr 16 2009, AP

An international human rights group urged Pakistan to reverse its decision to enforce Islamic law in a northwestern valley in a peace pact with the Taliban, saying the deal threatens women and takes the region back to the “Dark Ages.”

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