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| Peaceful solution on its way: jirga |
| 2004-04-12 |
| Two members of the tribal jirga said on Sunday the jirga had made progress towards a peaceful solution to the issue of handing over foreign terrorists and their local supporters to the government. In a joint statement issued here, Senator Mateen Shah and Malik Inayat Khan said the jirga had separately met with elders of three Zalikhel sub-tribes - Utmankhel, Kakakhel and Sheikh Bazid - who agreed to form their own lashkars (army) to carry out operations in their respective areas against foreign terrorists. The elders also assured the jirga that no foreigners would be allowed to live in their areas and action would be taken against the sub-tribes in whose areas any foreigners were found. The elders also said they would meet with the political administration today (Monday) to restore confidence between the administration and the tribes. Meanwhile, tribal elders have welcomed the deployment of Pakistani troops in Mohmand Agency. âIn the backdrop of a border dispute between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which surfaced some time ago in Mohmand Agency, the Pakistan Army and paramilitary have been deployed in the area and local tribal elders have welcomed this move,â reported a BBC correspondent after visiting the agency. The report said Badezai area in Mohmand Agency is disputed between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Last year the Pakistan Army and paramilitary were deployed there and they set up posts in the entire area. But the Afghan government objected over the deployment. The report said, âWe visited different localities of that area and met several tribal elders and also visited the Afghan border. We came to know that there is no current dispute as tripartite meetings between Pakistan, Afghanistan and the US are regularly held.â The report also said, âDifferent people talked about their problems. First, they said that their area was quite backward, but many of their problems have been resolved after the deployment of Pakistani soldiers there. Law and order has improved. There was no drinking water, roads, schools, hospitals and electricity. But now all these developmental works are continuing. Earlier, they were opposed to the establishment of girlsâ schools but now every village is demanding schools for girls.â |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Show me the Money!!!!!!!!!! |
| Posted by: Anonymous2U 2004-04-12 9:58:18 PM |
| #2 Guess this damn meter ain't busted! |
| Posted by: raptor 2004-04-12 5:41:05 PM |
| #1 Different people talked about their problems. First, they said that their area was quite backward, but many of their problems have been resolved after the deployment of Pakistani soldiers there. Law and order has improved. There was no drinking water, roads, schools, hospitals and electricity. But now all these developmental works are continuing. Earlier, they were opposed to the establishment of girlsâ schools but now every village is demanding schools for girls. The tide is turning. |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-04-12 12:33:30 PM |