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| Jundakhel tribe denies involvement in envoy's abduction |
| 2008-02-29 |
| A Jundakhel tribal jirga on Thursday rejected allegations of the tribesÂ’ involvement in the kidnapping of PakistanÂ’s ambassador to Afghanistan and objected to the political administrationÂ’s threatening to take action against the tribe. The 50-member jirga, which assembled in the Kata Koshta area of Khyber AgencyÂ’s Landi Kotal tehsil, denied involvement in Tariq AzizudinÂ’s abduction and said it was unfair of the political administration to threaten punishment under the Collective or Territorial Responsibility Clause of the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR). The jirga said the political administration should identify the culprits so the tribe could organise a lashkar [force] against them. The jirga also resolved to demolish the homes and villages of the kidnappers. Members of the jirga will meet the Landi Kotal assistant political agent on Friday (today) to apprise him of their reservations and decisions. On Tuesday, the political administration gave the tribe three days to recover the ambassador or face action under the FCR. |
| Posted by:Fred |