Advisor to Prime Minister on Interior Rehman Malik Friday warned the warring tribesmen in Kurram Agency to remain peaceful and cooperate with the law enforcing agencies or face the operation by law enforcing agencies. "I give 72 hours deadline to the warring tribesmen of restive Kurram Agency to remain peaceful or face the operation," he said after a meeting with MNAs and Senators from FATA. Flanked by NWFP Governor Owais Ahmad Ghanni and NWFP Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti , the advisor said that Kurram Agency problem is deep rooted and would be solved by taking all the stakeholders on board. He said that a grand jirga comprising Shia and Sunni elders would be Constituted within the next five to seven days to negotiate with the warring tribes to find durable solution to the problem.
Rehman Malik said that the jirga members would visit Kohat and Parachinar for talks with both factions. Rehman Malik said that seven relief camps have been setup by NWFP government to provide relief to 219,000 displaced tribesmen of Bajaur Agency. He said that federal government will provide Rs.100 million and 50 trucks of food and other edibles among the affectees of Bajaur Operation. He said that Rs.150million has already been distributed by the NWFP government on rehabilitation of displaced people.