President Zardari signed the bill that implements sharia in the Malakand Division into law after Parliament voted in favor. The Taliban have taken full control of Buner and bombed a girls’ school in Bannu. Security forces detained Badshah Din, Baitullah Mehsud’s aide in Karachi, and killed a Taliban leader in Mohmand. Polio vaccinations were canceled in Hangu after eight members of the medical team were kidnapped.
