ISLAMABAD , Pakistan ( CNN ) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari signed into law Monday a peace deal for the nation 's violence-plagued Swat Valley , according to a presidential spokesman . Women wearing burqas in North West Frontier Province . The deal implements Islamic law , or sharia , in the Swat Valley region of North West Frontier Province . Last week , pro-Taliban cleric Sufi Mohammad announced he was pulling out of a peace deal for Swat Valley , saying the government was not serious about implementing Islamic law , or sharia , in the region . Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik said Saturday the peace deal remained intact . Mohammad brokered a cease-fire in February between the Pakistani government and his son-in-law , Maulana Fazlullah , who commands the Taliban in Swat Valley . Although details of the deal were not immediately available , it was understood that the area will come under the Taliban 's strict interpretation of sharia . The central government has little control in the area , but it launched an intense military offensive in late July 2008 to flush out militants from areas of the North West Frontier Province . As retaliation for the military presence , the Taliban carried out a series of deadly attacks , beheadings and destruction of girls ' schools . They also continued to gain ground , setting up checkpoints throughout the area . Pakistan is under enormous pressure to control the militants within its borders . The militants are blamed for launching attacks in neighboring Afghanistan , where U.S. and NATO forces are fighting militants . Swat Valley was once one of Pakistan 's biggest tourist destinations . It is near the Afghanistan border and is 186 miles ( 300 kilometers ) from the capital , Islamabad .
Presidential spokesman says deal gives sharia law a role in Swat Valley . Valley is wracked by violence ; central government has little influence in the region . Last week , pro-Taliban cleric said government not serious about allowing sharia law . Swat Valley is about 300km from Islamabad and near the Afghan border .