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| Militants get another day to surrender and another and another |
| 2004-04-18 |
| The Zalikhel tribe said on Saturday that the tribal lashkar (army) will start operations against the five wanted tribesmen and their supporters today (Sunday). A tribal jirga once again urged the wanted men hiding in the area to give themselves up or face being hunted down by the lashkar, which would begin operations in Shah Alam, 18 kilometres west of Wana. The jirga said the operation would be halted if the wanted men surrendered before its launch. Meanwhile, Marez Khan, a wanted man of the Ghulamkhel tribe, took advantage of Saturdayâs deadline to give himself up to the tribal jirga. âWe are ready to dispatch a 2,000-strong lashkar for decisive action against the five men if they ignore our demand to surrender,â tribal elder Malik Bakhan said. Local administration official Rehmatullah Wazir said if the tribesmenâs offensive was unsuccessful âthe military is ready to launch an operation against the wanted menâ. The government has decided to launch a fresh operation in South Waziristan Agency, likely to begin in the last week of April. |
| Posted by:Fred |