It seems that "the locals believed that the criminals were enjoying support of the militant groups." The jihadists have never hesitated to make use of criminal elements to further their ends -- witness their opium trafficking in Afghanistan.
"Pakistan: Local Taliban Asked To Help Curb Crimes," from AKI (thanks to Insubria):
Lakki Marwat, 26 June (AKI/DAWN) - Elders of a grand jirga of the Marwat tribe in the Lakki Marwat district of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) have asked the local Taliban to take action against kidnappers and criminals in the district.The opposition Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) provincial general-secretary Kamal Khan Marwat represented the jirga and held talks with the local Taliban in the village of Mamashkhel on Sunday evening and apprised them of the increasing cases of kidnapping and other crimes in the area.
A tribal elder said they had urged the Taliban to take action because the locals believed that the criminals were enjoying support of the militant groups.
The Taliban played an active role in releasing kidnapped persons in the district, he said and asked them to use their influence for the recovery of a local official.
That's like asking the Mafia to help against crime.
That's what we heard pre-9/11 about the Taliban in Afghanistan: that they ended the factional fighting between warlords, that they ended the general lawlessness there. And we saw how much peace and stability and justice they brought to Afghanistan. You can read similar news reports about Somalia, how the Muslims bring relative peace. You can read it, but don't believe it. The Muslims are the ones doing the fighting and kidnapping and murdering. Those "friendly Taliban" reports are written by jihad-apologists, including in our own media.
I'm sure they did play an "active role". After they were given the ransom money, they released the kidnapped persons. Can't get any more "actively involved" than that.
How can there be any "criminals" or "kidnappers"?
They are Muslims.
Muslims follow Mohammad.
Ah, that answers it.
The Bonanno Family versus the Genovese Family.
The Sunnis versus the Shi'ites.
Mohammad: making them an offer they can't refuse.
Back in the old days in China, a few taels of gold to the king of the thieves during the New Years' celebrations could protect your house from breakins--or, if some loose cannon broke in, you could be sure that he'd meet some unfortunate accident. Later, when exlcuded from power, the Communists encouraged all kinds of lawlessness. protested loudly against it, and, when successful, executed all those who had helped make it impossible for the former regime to govern. Yes, we can all hail the Taliban for its being close to the people. Pfffthllllllpfth!