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| Orakzai rejects Taliban's demand |
| 2007-07-24 |
| The federal government on Monday rejected the local Taliban demand for the removal of security check posts across North Waziristan. The big no to the Taliban demand came at the jirga members’ meeting with NWFP Governor Ali Jan Orakzai in Peshawar, following their two-day stay in Miranshah where they held parleys with Utmanzai tribe elders and clerics. “The governor excused himself from meeting the demand, saying there is no question of removing the check posts unless the government is assured (by the Taliban) of an improvement in the security condition,” a jirga member, who wished not to be named, told Daily Times. The jirga member said the governor argued that the check posts had been re-established due to deteriorating law and order in North Waziristan. “Now we will go back to Miranshah tomorrow (Tuesday) to discuss the government demand with the Taliban,” the jirga member said. He did not agree that the talks had been hit by snags over the question of check posts. A government communiqué, meanwhile, said the jirga members told the governor “While some progress has been made during the two-day negotiations with the North Waziristan Agency tribesmen, more time and effort will be required for a conclusive and purposeful dialogue.”The jirga is likely to meet the governor before leaving for Miranshah. |
| Posted by:Fred |