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Orakzai elders agree to open all closed roads after five years
[Pak Daily Times] Both Sunni and Shia tribal elders, including Malik Abdul Matt Khan, Malik Meherban Shah and Malik Fayaz Abass, unanimously agreed during a grand peace jirga held at Kalaya, Orkazai Agency headquarters, on Sunday, to open all roads closed since 2005 for each other, and announced to take stern action jointly against elements found guilty of any subversive activity.

Both Sunni and Shia rustics pledged to work shoulder to shoulder to ensure sectarian harmony, peace, brotherhood, progress and prosperity of the country and agreed to open all closed roads after five years in the agency.
They didn't miss a single cliche' in that sentence. Quite impressive.
The jirga said Sunni and Shia were like brothers and would foil the evil designs of the enemy by maintaining peace and inter-faith harmony in their areas of Orakzai. The jirga was attended, among others, by FC Inspector General Maj Gen Nadir Zaib, Orakzai Political Agent Riaz Mehsud, religious scholars from both Sunni and Shia sects, tribal maliks, chieftains, Sikhs and elites of the areas.

The roads in Sunni and Shia dominated areas had been closed in 2005 after unrest in Orakzai Agency
... crawling with holy men, home to Darra Adam Khel, the world's largest illegal arms bazaar...
 and were opened on Sunday following a consensus reached between agency elders.

The jirga said tribal people had rendered great sacrifices for the country and would work shoulder to shoulder with each other by extending full support to the government and security forces in maintaining peace, inter-faith harmony, progress and prosperity of the rustics.

Nadir Zaib said peace and stability was vital for progress and prosperity of the rustics and security forces had rendered matchless sacrifices. He said there was a great responsibility on the rustics's shoulders to work with security forces in maintaining peace in their areas after bully boyz had been flushed out, resulting in establishment of the government's writ here.

The FC IG said bully boyz had been defeated in their strongholds, adding that they would not be allowed to regroup or enter Orakzai again.

Riaz Mehsud said that rustics, under territorial responsibilities, would defend their areas and bully boyz would not be allowed to regroup again in Orakzai. Expressing his joy over the Shia-Sunni unity, he said that reopening of the roads would go a long way in regional progress and prosperity.

The jirga held sacrifices by the security forces in high esteem and assured them of full support.
Posted by: Fred 2010-12-06
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