- Kurram residents face shortages of food, fuel and medicine.
- Helicopter services ensure essential supply of medicines to Kurram.
- The government plans to restore air transport services to Kurram.
The Kohat Grand Peace Jirga, convened to tackle the ongoing crisis in Kurram district, failed to reach a consensus the day before, sources confirmed to Geo News on Wednesday.
The talks, which last about a week, will continue today and focus on restoring peace and reopening the region’s central highway, which remains blocked.
The deteriorating security situation has seriously disrupted daily life in Kurram. Food, fuel and medical supplies are in dire need, and residents are struggling to access essential services.
Gas shortages have forced the closure of tandoors and restaurants, adding to the community’s hardship.
Meanwhile, addressing the grand jirga, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Advisor Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif called for unity and collaboration to restore peace.
“The hatred must stop for the war to stop,” he said. Saif assured the participants that the provincial government was taking measures, including the delivery of medicines by helicopter and considering the restoration of air transport services to the region.
He stressed the urgency of removing private bunkers from the central highway and disarming the area of heavy weapons.
Saif added that both tribes want peace, but some elements have a vested interest in perpetuating the conflict, which he said cannot be identified without public collaboration.
He also pledged to take strict action against those who obstruct peace efforts.
The assistant KP Cm urged the participants of the grand jirga to find a permanent solution to the conflict and also expressed hope that the ceasefire agreement would be respected in the long term.
He further said that CM Ali Amin Gandapur had also formed a committee to oversee the peace process between the warring tribes.
District Commissioner Javedullah Mehsud highlighted the ongoing initiatives to normalize the situation and help the affected residents.
However, residents stressed the need for a lasting resolution, calling for permanent reopening of the Peshawar-Parachinar highway to ensure lasting peace.
Due to the violence that began last month and claimed the lives of more than 130 people, elected representatives from Kurram district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly had on Tuesday requested the government to launch a disarmament campaign in the lower and lower districts. superior of Kurram.
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority, meanwhile, provided relief goods worth Rs 150 million to Deputy Commissioner Kurram for further distribution to those affected by the violence.
Last week’s All Parties Conference (APC) raised the alarm over the deteriorating law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). He pointed to more than 200 deaths in the Kurram unrest this year, blaming ineffective governance at the federal and provincial levels.
He also called for immediate measures, including release of funds allocated to tribal districts under the National Finance Commission (NFC) award, which has been dormant for over two years.