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| Jirga today to get Nekâs âyesâ on registration |
| 2004-05-15 |
| South Waziristan Agency Chief Administrator Asmatullah Gandapur on Friday accused Nek Muhammad of double-crossing the administration by first agreeing to the foreignersâ registration and later denying that it was part of the deal and warned that the administration would arrest him if it took action against the Wazir tribe under the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR). âHe will not be an exception if the authorities take action against the Wazir tribe,â Mr Gandapur told Daily Times on the phone from Wana.â The chief administrator accused Nek of doing little with regard to his pledge to identify foreign militants after he was given amnesty in April 24 as part of the Shakai deal after he surrendered to the authorities. Mr Gandapur said that certain elements were trying to dictate terms to the government through Nek. But he would not identify them. âNek walked out when modalities of the registration process were being worked out,â said Mr Gandapur, who took charge of office after the Shakai deal. The chief administrator made it clear that the administration would act against the whole Wazir tribe if an agreement on the registration process was not reached. But he was waiting for Sundayâs jirga of the Ahmedzai tribe to take the final decision. On Saturday the jirga formed a 36-member team to lead a 2,000-man Lashkar if Nek does not agree to registration. Malik Dost Muhammad, a committee member, told Daily Times that the committeeâs decision would be in the interest of the country as well as the Wazirs. âWe will look at the ground realities before delivering the final verdict on the registration issue,â he said. He said Sundayâs jirga of the Wazir tribe would consider taking action against foreigners if they refused to show up for registration. âThere will be a final decision on Sunday,â he said. FATA Security chief Brig (r) Mehmood Shah said if the need arose, initially the administration would take action against the whole Wazir tribe under FCR 21 and then military would act if is asked to. |
| Posted by:Fred |