Jirga calls for peace, law & order in merged tribal areas.

MOHMAND The tribesmen cannot afford any more unrest, and state institutions must fulfil their obligations to maintain longterm law and order in the merged tribal districts, expressed elders and political party leaders at the Mohmand: Peace Jirga (MPJ) held on Wednesday at the headquarters of 'Mohmand Syeasi Itehad' in Ghalanai. According to speakers, tribal peoples' future will not include the ability to carry firearms; rather, they want to live in peace. All the political parties leaders, workers and common people in large number gathered on the main Peshawar-Bajaur Highway in the headquarter of Mohmand tribal district, under the shadow of a white flag under the shade of a single-point agenda called 'Aman'. For about four hours, all types of vehicular traffic were prohibited on the main highway. The participants in the Aman Jirga were all carrying white flags and wearing colourful party caps. On this occasion, the Mohmand Aman Jirga participants rejected terrorism, bombs, and extortion, and stated that tribesmen want peace and development in the merged tribal districts. They also chanted, 'We want peace in Mohmand,' loudly. Members of the Mohmand Political Alliance (MPA) attended the Jirga, including Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Nisar Mohmand, Member National Assembly (MNA) Sajid Khan, President of the Mohmand Political Alliance, and JUI-F district Ameer Mufti Arif Haqqani and Maulana Khanzeb from Bajaur. Speakers at the Aman Jirga expressed their views, claiming that the country's peace and security, particularly in tribal districts, had been destroyed due to the unfavourable situation in the past. As a result, the economy and economic opportunities have ended, homes...