Chitralis not happy with Taliban's Nizam-e-Adl - Letter

This is with reference to a mysterious write up by Sadia Qasim Shah titled “ Chitralis not happy with Taliban’s Nizam-e-Adl (Chitral Update 23-2-2009) I do not know who is the writer and where he is based. I have every regard for Sardar Hussain and Sirajul Mulk but I doubt the views expressed by the writer are reflecting the opinion of the above named persons from Chitral.

Ground reality remains that like the people of Buner, Shangla, Dir and Kohistan, the people of Chitral, both Sunni and Ismaili communities had demanded Sharia and Adl regulation through peaceful means, whereas the Taliban of Swat went violent. I doubt the credentials of Sardar Hussain and Sirajul Mulk to speak on behalf of Ismaili and Sunni communities. The Sunni community is represented by its religious and political leadership, while the Ismaili community is represented by its councils of upper and lower Chitral. Salim Khan, Minister for Population Welfare and Ghulam Muhammad MPA from Chitral were present in the Jirga which announced the Sharia regulation, and these two persons have the right to speak on behalf of the people of Chitral.

As for as Kalash minority is concerned, I believe that the Kalash have lived peacefully under Sharia law in the past and they are equally happy with the Sharia and Nizam-e-Adl regulation 2009.



Bashir Hussain Azad,

Chitral.