1.0link183084<![CDATA[Video Showing Beating Of Girl Shakes Pakistan Peace Accord (VIDEO)]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/03/video-showing-beating-of-_n_183084.htmlISLAMABAD — Pakistani authorities ordered inquiries Friday into a video showing the public flogging of a screaming woman in a northwestern valley where officials have yielded to Taliban demands for Islamic law.
A militant spokesman defended the punishment, fueling a furor that cast more doubt on a creaking peace deal in the Swat valley that U.S. officials fear has created another haven for allies of al-Qaida.