implementation of sharia law in Swat , an alpine region that was once one of Pakistan 's most popular destinations for foreign tourists . Speaking before an audience of tens of thousands on Sunday , Sufi Muhammed declared democracy and Pakistan 's judicial system `` un-Islamic . '' Since reaching his peace deal with the government in Islamabad , Muhammed has been appointing qazis , or clerics , to serve as judges in Islamic courts in Swat . The rise of the Taliban in Swat has alarmed and frightened some members of local civil society there . `` This is a time bomb for the country , '' said Aftab Alam , the head of the lawyers ' association in Swat district . Speaking by telephone from the town of Mingora , Alam claimed Taliban militants have kidnapped , ransomed and even killed lawyers in recent months . `` The only sane voice against the militants , the only sane voice against the criminals , is the lawyer community , '' he said . `` And this is why we have been declared by them , I mean the militants , liable to death . '' This week , some
ISLAMABAD , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Taliban in Pakistan have issued a direct challenge to the legitimacy of the Pakistani government , by declaring the country 's entire legal system `` un-Islamic . '' Taliban representatives leave talks in Peshawar in February after reaching a deal on Sharia law in Swat . '' Let the judges and the lawyers go to Islamic university , '' said Muslim Khan , a Taliban spokesman in Pakistan 's Swat Valley . '' -LRB- After -RRB- they learn Islamic rules , Islamic regulation , they can continue to work . '' In a telephone interview Tuesday with CNN , Khan demanded the imposition of Islamic sharia law all across the country . He also called for the creation of jaziya , an Islamic tax , to be levied on all non-Muslims in Pakistan . And Khan denounced any Pakistanis who disagreed with his interpretation of Islam , calling them `` non-Muslims . '' The Taliban militant echoed statements made by Sufi Muhammed , an Islamist fundamentalist leader who helped broker a peace deal between the Pakistani government and the Taliban in Swat Valley . Last week , the deal led to the