The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced that it will convene jirgas to condemn the alleged atrocities of the government in the tribal areas and the violation of the Wana Agreement. The first grand jirga would be held on June 13 in Khyber Agency. JI naib ameer, Senator Professor Muhammad Ibrahim, said this while addressing a tribal jirga at the Al Markaz Islami on Sunday. The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) senator said it would be a mistake on the part of the government if it conducted an operation in the tribal areas. âRegistration of foreigners is not part of the Wana Agreement and the government should not impose this condition on the tribesmen,â Mr Ibrahim said while accusing the government of violating the Wana Agreement.
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He said the next jirgas would be held in North Waziristan on June 27, Mohmand Agency on July 11, Bajaur Agency on July 18, Darra Adam Khel on July 21 and in Kurram Agency on July 25. The senator said two grand jirgas would be held in Orakzai and South Waziristan agencies.
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The JI leader urged the government to solve the Wana issue through dialogue. He said the NWFP governor had made a big âblunderâ by declaring the Ahmedzai Wazir tribe an enemy. âThe governor should take these words back,â he demanded. The senator demanded the release of âinnocentâ tribal elders belonging to the Ahmedzai Wazir tribe, an end to the blockade of the Wana bazaar, the return of impounded vehicles and an end to the curfew-like situation. MNA Shabbir Ahmed Khan, MNA Haroonur Rashid and Zar Noor Afridi and other party activists from the tribal agencies attended the jirga.
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