Tribal elders in South Waziristan formed a 10 member delegation to locate the wanted men accused of sheltering terrorists and persuade them to surrender to the authorities after the expiry of a 48-hour deadline for them to turn themselves over to officials on Saturday. âThere was no response to the Zalikhel tribeâs ultimatum but the jirga has decided to give the wanted tribesmen another chance to surrender peacefully to the tribal army,â a tribal elder told Daily Times by phone from Wana after attending a second jirga in three days.
| Yup. Time for another deadline. |
He said the delegation from the Usmankhel, Kakakhel and Sheikhbuzit tribes would try to meet the wanted men and convince them to surrender. âWe will take the next action after the delegation returns,â the tribesman said. But he would not comment on when the delegation would return. The jirga, which assembled thousands of armed tribesmen on Saturday, will meet on Sunday again. âThe delegation is part of the tribal tradition and it does not mean that the lashkar (tribal army) is soft on the wanted men,â said a tribesman who wished not to be named.
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