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BBCPakistan has announced a "permanent ceasefire" with Taleban rebels in the north-western Swat valley.
Syed Mohammad Javed, commissioner of Malakand, which includes Swat, revealed the deal. But the Taleban say they are still deciding whether to accept it.
A spokesman said they would wait to see whether a deal to implement Sharia law in Swat was honoured by the government.
Swat, once one of Pakistan's most popular holiday destinations, has long been blighted by militant violence.
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In effect, if this happens, the Taliban will have their own country.
Let's hope that the women who desire to be treated as human beings are able to flee this doomed area...