MINGORA, April 19 Chief of the defunct Tehrik-i-Nifaz-i-Shariat-i-Mohammadi Maulana Sufi Mohammad said on Sunday the Supreme Court and High Courts were 'Ghair Sharaee' (un-Islamic) institutions and, therefore, it would be 'Haram' to approach them to file appeals.

He asked the government to abolish regular courts and sack judges and set up Darul Qaza for appeal by April 23 and appoint Qazis at all Sharia courts within one month throughout the Malakand division and Kohistan district as promised in the February 16 accord.

He warned that if his demands were not met his men would restart a protest campaign in the region.

Addressing a mammoth public meeting at the Grassy Ground in Saidu Sharif, the TNSM chief said he had restored peace in Swat as per his commitment and now the state institutions, including police, should restore the writ of the government.

Thousands of people from various areas of Malakand attended the meeting.

The TNSM chief said “We are custodians of Pakistan and its Constitution, while the judges of Supreme Court and High Courts, democratic ulema, politicians and Khawaneen (feudal lords) are their enemies.”

He said the democratic ulema had strengthened infidelity by joining the campaign for restoration of judges. He said the judicial system should be structured to conform to Sharia. “I refused to be released on bail because the bail under the century-old British law is un-Islamic.”

The TNSM chief said Islamic Sharia comprised six sections -- judicial, politics, economic, social and educational and relating to health. He said if the judicial system was restructured to conform to Islam, all other systems would be automatically reformed.

He said decisions of Qazi courts could not be challenged in civil courts. “In case of any reservation over a judgment, the complainant should move a Darul Qaza (superior court),” he said. The decision of Darul Qaza would be final and not to be challenged in the Supreme Court and High Courts, he added.

Maulana Sufi said “The government has lost its writ in Malakand, it should establish it forthwith to implement the decisions of Sharia courts, because a strong government is a prerequisite for the enforcement for Sharia and restoration of peace.”

He said there was no room for democracy in Islam and the existing political system in Pakistan was in contravention of the Quran and Sunnah, adding “Allah's nizam should be enforced on Allah's land.”

He said after a struggle of over 20 years, Islamic Sharia had been enforced in the Malakand division and Kohistan. He said all un-Islamic laws would soon be abolished in Malakand.

The TNSM chief said he had earlier rejected the Nizam Adl Regulation announced by the PPP and PML-N governments because that was not implemented properly. He said the man-made regulation was un-Islamic and it should not be called Sharia.

He accused the rulers of appeasing the West by thrusting the system of 'Kufr' on the Islam-loving people. He said he wanted peace and affection among Muslims and wished to set up a social system based on brotherhood. He said through a well-hatched conspiracy Muslims had been divided into parties and groups. He called upon Muslims to forge unity in their ranks because the Ummah was passing through a critical phase.

The TNSM chief praised the 'Pakhtunkhwa government' for the enforcement of Nizam-i-Adl and said people of the region would remember their efforts for a long time.It was expected that Maulana Sufi Mohammad, who had played a key role as a mediator between the Taliban and the NWFP government, would ask the militants to lay down arms and join the process of rehabilitation and reconstruction in the violence-ravaged Swat valley.

Sheikhul Quran Maulana Waliullah Batgrami, TNSM Swat chief Maulana Abdul Haq, Buner chief Maulana Salar, Dir Lower chief Maulana Samiullah, Dir Upper chief Maulana Bacha Zeb, Shangla chief Maulana Mohammad Fayaz and Kohistan chief Maulana Noor Nabi also addressed the rally.