Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s prime minister Ali Amin Gandapur organized on Saturday the first of several jirgas on the restoration of law and order in the province.
KP has been grabbed by a deteriorated security situation in the midst of terrorist attacks that have left residents demanding peace while opposing military operations due to collateral damage. CM Gandapur announced earlier this week that a series of jirgas would be convened to decide on future steps about a wide range of concerns among the residents of the province.
In a publication about X, a statement from the CM office said the regional jirgas began today and were assisted by tribal elders and elected public representatives of the districts of Khyber and Orakzai, as well as representatives of the tribal subdivisions of Darra Adam Khel and Hassan Khel.
He added that 150 tribal elders from the aforementioned areas, six MPA, three amn and a senator participated in the jirga.
The statement added that the CM Advisor on information, the main secretary of the KP, the inspector General of Police and commissioners and commissioners attached were also present at the Jirga.
The statement listed the recommendations made by the Jirga, such as guaranteeing the unity against terrorism to restore peace, as well as declare that displacement in the middle of the military operation was “unacceptable under any circumstance.”
“Development is linked to peace and will accelerate when peace is restored,” the statement said. “No one has asked for any appeal, including minerals, nor has anyone been given, nor will it be given to anyone.
“The tribal elders have recommended the Federal Government to make arrangements to send a jirga of the provincial government and the tribal elders for negotiations with Afghanistan,” the statement added.
The statement said the Jirga should receive resources and cooperation to achieve this, and added that the next regional Jirga will be carried out in the districts of Mohmand and Bajaur. A third jirga will take place in Waziristán Norte and Sur, while the fourth would be convened in the Kurram district.
There were no dates for the jirgas in this statement.
“Immediately after regional jirgas, a Grand Jirga will be held under the presidency of the principal minister,” the statement added.
Pakistan has witnessed an increase in terrorist activities, especially in KP and Baluchistan, after the group of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Taliban forbidden ended its high fire with the government in November 2022.
Earlier this week, security forces, backed by helicopters and artillery, launched ‘Operation Sarbakaf’ against terrorists in Lowi Mamund Tehsil and imposed a touch of three days in the region.
According to a notification, the Administration imposed restrictions on all types of movement in 16 Lowi Mamund areas on the recommendation of the District Intelligence Coordination Committee.
The provincial government has opposed the recently launched military operation unless the center takes it in confidence and has promised to lift the curfew.
Although they were not officially confirmed by the security forces, the sources said that at least four terrorists were killed, around 12 were injured and around 10 were captured alive in different areas of Lowi Mamund Tehsil. The locals also said that a child was between two civilians who died, and eight others, including two minors and one woman, were injured in clashes between security forces and terrorists.
