Pakistan's Taliban set tax schedule; Shariah Laws

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I’ll reserve judgement until I have any more details. Interestingly, this does appear to be a “softer” Taliban. Presumably taking the Hazrat-Umar(ra)-during-famine approach, their punishment for robbery doesn’t seem to include amputatiion and instead seems to be a large fine and prison sentence.

This area has, I believe, always been outside the writ of Federal law and thus I think that the Pakistani Taliban are fully entitled to layin down such legal framework.

http://www.dawn.com/2006/10/23/top7.htm

MIRAMSHAH, Oct 22: The Taliban on Sunday imposed their brand of penalties for various acts which they deemed to be offences and levied ‘taxes’ on businesses.

The Taliban, who recently opened their offices in Miramshah after signing a peace deal with the government, also proclaimed a vast area around the Miramshah town to be their ‘area of operations’ and ‘banned’ all sorts of criminal activities around the North Waziristan Agency headquarters.

The Taliban Shura, headed by Maulvi Abdul Wahid, distributed pamphlets spelling out their policies. The pamphlets were also pasted on walls around the town.

All Taliban factions operating in the North Waziristan Agency are represented in the Shura.

The Taliban proclaimed that maintenance of law and order and punishing crimes in the area between Miramshah-Ghulam Khan road and Deerdani checkpoint-I, Miramshah and the Tablighee Markaz and Miramshah and Mirali road would be their responsibility.

The Taliban would devise punishments for different crimes and would award death for death according to the Shariat. Likewise, people committing other crimes in the area would also been punished according to Islamic jurisprudence.

For robberies and thefts, the Shura prescribed fine amounting to Rs500,000 and two-month prison term for the offenders.

Acoording to the ‘tax schedule’ issued by the Taliban, every 10-wheeler truck entering the agency would have to pay Rs1,500 for allowing them six-month road access, while six-wheeler trucks would pay Rs1,000 twice a year.

Petrol pump owners, the pamphlet said, would have to pay Rs5,000 to the Shura after every six months.

The ‘tax’ was titled ‘donation’ in the pamphlet appearing in the agency headquarters and would be at the sole disposal of the Taliban Shura. There was no mention how and where the money would be used.

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There was no mention how and where the money would be used.

:D

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I dont agree with this as a long term strategy. These idiotic tribals were left to do whatthe pleased because what they did and how tey did it did not impact the life of regular ppl in Pakistan, and now their actions, who they support and all does impact Pakistan. My view, let the jackasses control the tribal area for sometime, first of all tribals themselves will get sick of them and beat the crap outta them, or take em out when there is an opportunity.

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^ kill them like Balochis and you will have no problems even news about tribals.

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sure if they start blowing up installations like gas pipelines and try to hold an entire nation hostage due to their arguments with the govt, then I am all for dropping daisy cutters in the area and get rid of the tribal terrorists and criminals just like we git rid of a terrorist like bugti.

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I am sure tribals will get sick of this shura thingy to the point that they will find a home grown solution to it. It's just a matter of time. yes, time is not on their side it will be very unfortunate for majority of them to be caught in between imposed Shura (killing/assissination of 100+ of local tribal leaders shows the amount of resistance they are facing from locals) and other rigonal daisy cutters and jackasses.

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why pakistan is allowing them to run a state within a state???

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that was the way things were under a united british India and that is how things continued. I think they can have their autonomy as long as they operate within some guidelines.

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For the same reason the British Empire did.

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Very good, you never shrink using Daisy cutters against those who destroy gas pipe line just once though their own resources.
So would you like to tell me what should we do with the greatest of the grabber "THE PUNJBAB" who is grabbing the resources of other provinces and not once but for the last 59 years non-stop?
Sure they need atomic bomb. Isnt it?

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So you want to say that
14 August 1947 was not the day of freedom for the tribals it was just the change of Master from British to Punjab. Is that what you imply?

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I may have been bothered by your comments had I been a punjabi.
let me ask you this, in your view is it okay for anyone to destroy anything that is of national importance?
additionally, howcome the money paid to bugtis and other assorted sardars not make it to the baloch ppl.

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I dont think tribals need any more freedom that they had. I am not implying anything, I am simply stating that they had tribal autonomy under the united India british rule, and that is the same thing that they had after independence.

I personally have no issue with tribals having their own approach to govern their areas, as long as it does not threaten or endanger the rest of the country.

you may try to twist my words to go on some punjab bashing expedition, and agan, had I been punjabi I may have taken it personally. Right now it just seems like someone with a chip on the shoulder against punjab grasping at any available straw.

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If you were paying something to Balochi Sardars, it was not any bloody Ihsan, it was their due right.
Only and only Balochis have the right on the gas produced from their land.
If you cant give them a sack of wheat free of cost, why should they give you their gas?

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First of all, I have nothing against Punjabis, nor you need to be bothered as a Punjabi. I was only highlighting the dominating and autocratic role of the Punjabi lobby and I hope you are not from the lobby.
Moreover, your above quoted statement confirmed my assertion. Thats what I am afraid of, please dont compare British Raj with Punjabi Raj. Lets take the later one as their own people who carries all the sympathies and grant all citizen rights to the tribals, which were disallowed during British raaj. Otherwise that would be quite dangereous, Tribals have fought many battles against British for their freedom and I am sure non would like them to restart their freedom activities against Pakistan.

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again, from where I stand tribals can do whetever they damn well please in their tribal region as long as their activities are not hurting the national interests of all pakistanis.

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well I was not paying anyting to any balochi sardars :slight_smile: but as far as due rights go.
there has to be a balance between local rights and national interest. It can not be simply one or the other. Otherwise how far could this go, the ppl in the province will then say the proceeds should only go to the specific area where the resources were foind and the benefit from the proceeds should not extend to the residents of the province on the other side of the province.

I am completely in favour of an equitable solution where local production and revenue goes more towards local development etc, but as a nation we will be in a tough situation if each province is left to fend for itself.

The amount of business that is done in Karachi then would mean that all that revenue stays in Karachi, not a very popular argument from what I have seen, although ppl have spoken about it.

so yes, balochistan should get money for its gas, and pay for water and produce and all the other stuff based on some inter provincial transfer pricing, but going and blowing up stuff is not the answer, whats next, ppl will go blow up dams because they are not getting enough water?

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As long as they keep the peace in the region, and keep foreigners out of their land or under control then they can enforce whatever laws they want.

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welcome back shershahsoori, I bet you have the record for the highest number of bans on GS :) You should have kept track!

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Taliban all the way...........;)..