 North Waziristan tribesman on Sunday threatened to stop supporting the Pakistan Army if the army were to undertake any search operation in the agency without informing them. Malik "Mahmoud the Weasel" Qadir Khan, a tribal chief, said at a grand jirga that army officers were disrespectful of the sanctity of the tribesmen's homes while conducting search operations. He said tribesmen had agreed to cooperate with the government in its drive against terrorism only after the assurance that elders would be informed against raids in advance. |