Taliban leader Sufi Muhammad arrested in PakistanJuly 26th, 2009 PESHAWAR - In a major development, Pakistani police on Sunday claimed to have arrested Sufi Muhammad, the chief of Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM), along with his two sons-Rizwanullah and Ziaullah for fomenting violence and terror. According to Mian Iftikhar, the Information minister for the Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP), Muhammad was arrested for encouraging violence and terrorism.
Pakistan forms committee to question Sufi MuhammadJuly 26th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has constituted a committee to investigate the cases against pro-Taliban cleric Maulana Sufi Muhammad who was arrested Sunday in northwestern Peshawar City, the Online news agency reported. Sufi Muhammad is the father-in-law of Maulana Fazlullah, head of the Taliban in Swat Valley, and headed the banned Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariah Muhammadi (TNSM).
Pro-Taliban cleric Sufi Muhammad arrested in PakistanJuly 26th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pro-Taliban cleric Sufi Muhammad, who brokered a peace deal between the militants and the provincial government about six months ago in Swat Valley, was arrested by Pakistan authorities Sunday from northwestern city of Peshawar, a news report here said. The influential cleric and his two sons, Ziaullah and Rizwanullah, were held following a raid in an area in the capital city of the North Western Frontier Province (NWFP), Geo TV reported citing official sources.
'Release of Saeed, Sufi casts shadow over Pak's seriousness to crack down on terror'July 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The subsequent release of Lashkar-e-Toiba's (LeT) chief Hafeez Muhammad Saeed, the hardcore Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdullah Aziz, and now the Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammed (TNSM) chief Sufi Mohammad has cast serious doubts over Pakistan's claims that it is seriously acting against the Taliban and other home grown terror outfits, a senior US intelligence official said. The United States is worried and at the same time skeptical over Pakistan's claims about cracking down on certain banned terror outfits.
Sufi Mohammad not arrested : MalikJune 6th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's Advisor on Interior, Rehman Malik has rejected reports that the Tehrik-i-Nifaz-i-Shariat-i-Muhammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Mohammad has been arrested, the Dawn reports. Earlier, the TNSM leaders had said that Sufi Muhammad, his sons Rizwanullah and Ziaullah, TNSM deputy chief Maulana Muhammad Alam, spokesman Amir Izzat Khan and central council member Maulana Syed Wahab were among those who had been arrested by law enforcement agencies.
Sufi Muhammad arrested along with his deputy and two sonsJune 5th, 2009 PESHAWAR - Pakistani security forces have arrested Sufi Muhammad, chief of the banned outfit Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM), along with three of his aides from Amandara in Lower Dir district on Thursday, sources said. The group's leaders said that Sufi Muhammad, his sons Rizwanullah and Ziaullah, TNSM deputy chief Maulana Muhammad Alam, spokesman Amir Izzat Khan and central council member Maulana Syed Wahab were among those who had been arrested by law enforcement agencies.
'No talks with Sufi until Pak Army operation against Taliban is over'May 11th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Awami National Party (ANP) on Sunday said it had temporarily stopped communicating with Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Muhammad until the military concludes its operation against the Taliban. "There is no contact between our party and the TNSM since the military began its operation.
Sufi Muhammad is now encouraging Taliban defiance in SwatMay 11th, 2009 LAHORE - Tehreek-e-Nafaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Muhammad, who was released from prison to talk peace and able to convince the insurgents to lay down their weapons, still backs the Taliban. The ceasefire deal negotiated by Sufi with the NWFP Government in the Swat valley lies in tatters as the Taliban and the army square off amid accusations of betrayal from both sides.
Pak Sunni parties want treason case against TNSM chiefMay 6th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Ahl-e-Sunnah parties have asked the government to file a case of treason against the Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Muhammad. Declaring Sufi Muhammad a 'rebel of sharia and the constitution', the religious parties asked the government to establish its control in Swat as soon as possible.
Jihad not compulsory in Kashmir : Sufi MuhammadMay 3rd, 2009 RAWALPINDI - : The Tehrik Nifaz Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Muhammad has said that 'jihad' or the holy war was not compulsory in Kashmir as the people there are struggling for freedom and a new state and not for implementing 'shariah'
In an interview to a private television channel, Muhammad once again attacked the democratic system terming it as 'Kufar' (infidelity). Muhammad said it was useless to back democratic forces in the country.
TSNM chief Sufi Muhammad missing since Apr. 25April 28th, 2009 PESHAWAR - The exact whereabouts of Tehrik-i-Nifaz-i-Shariat Muhammadi chief Sufi Muhammad, who negotiated the Swat deal with NWFP Government, is not known and is reportedly missing since April 25. The government as well as followers of his defunct TNSM are looking for him for one reason: To start talks to remove the last few remaining hurdles in the enforcement of Nizam-i-Adl Regulation in Swat.
Disarm Taliban , PML-N tells Sufi MuhammadApril 27th, 2009 LAHORE - The Pakistan Muslim League -Nawaz (PML_N) has asked the TNSM chief Sufi Muhammad to disarm the Taliban. Talking to media persons here, PML-N's Secretary General Iqbal Zafar Jhagra said his party backed the Nizam-e-Adl Regulation in Swat for establishment of peace, and now it was the responsibility of the TNSM chief to disarm the Taliban.
Sufi Muhammad is a 'kafir' : Pak JI chiefApril 23rd, 2009 LAHORE - Taking on Tehreek-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Muhammadi (TNSM) chief Sufi Muhammad, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Syed Munawar Hassan has called him a 'kafir' (unbeliever). Talking to media persons after holding talks with Khaksar Tehreek chief Hamidud Din Almashraqi, Hassan said Muhammad had fought counselor elections' in the past, so he should refrain calling the constitution and National Assembly members' 'un-Islamic'.
Pakistani media paints grim picture of country under ShariaApril 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani newspapers Tuesday painted a frightening picture of a Pakistan under Sharia laws, as envisaged by a Taliban-linked radical cleric, saying it would lead to an end of civilised society as one knows it. What was particularly riling, the editorials in leading English newspapers said, was cleric Sufi Mohammad terming Pakistan's existing judicial system as un-Islamic and calling for its overthrow and his vow to impose Sharia laws across the country.
Now, Taliban demands repeal of 'Un-Islamic' provisions in Pak constitutionApril 17th, 2009 LAHORE - The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has said that the un-Islamic provisions in the constitution of Pakistan are not acceptable to it. The TTP Swat chapter spokesperson Muslim Khan said the Taliban would only accept those provisions of Pakistan's constitution which were Islamic.
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