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NWFP governor bans carrying arms in Waziristan
PESHAWAR: North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Lt Gen (r) Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah on Friday banned the carrying of firearms in Miranshah, Mirali and Razmak main bazaars and ordered the political administration to ensure its immediate enforcement. Addressing a tribal jirga at Shawal, the border area of North Waziristan Agency, the governor said the ban was necessary to improve law and order and protect life and property. He urged tribesmen to cooperate with the administration for peace in the agency. Appreciating the âpatriotismâ of the Shawal tribes, he said the government had deployed the army in tribal areas to protect tribal people and check illegal cross-border movements from Afghanistan. He also thanked the tribesmen for cooperating with the army.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-08-02 |
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