Taliban gunmen have attacked Christians in the south of the country. According to the agency Asianews they burned six homes and injured six people, including a child. In the affected village Taiser Town in Karachi, the financial capital of Pakistan, home to some 700 Christian families. Militant Taliban call for the introduction of Sharia law across Pakistan. Only ten days ago was President Asif Ali Zardari met a demand by the Islamists and had the introduction of Sharia in the northern Swat valley approved. The once popular as a tourist destination, the valley is one of the most troubled parts of the country. Islamabad hopes the concession a calming of the situation in the border region with Afghanistan, a retreat of the Taliban.
Source: Radio Vatican Asianews and and Islam Deutschland.info
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