Elders of the Halimzai and Safi tribes convened a jirga on Friday to discuss ways of curbing extremism and ‘objectionable activities’ in Ghazi Beg, 25 km west of the Mohmand agency headquarters.The tribal elders said Mohmand Agency had been a peaceful area but now certain elements were promoting extremism in some areas. They took note particularly of “objectionable activities” taking place in the hujra of tribal elder Malik Doran Bacha.
The tribal elders of the two tribes decided to sign a peace agreement in the coming days with local clerics to maintain peace in their respective areas. They also decided not to interfere in each others areas. If either side did interfere, elders from both sides would sit together to solve the problem, they decided at the jirga.