- One side is asking for more time to consult with elders.
- The Jirga approves the request and will meet on Tuesday after two days.
- “The conflict is on the verge of being resolved,” the KP government spokesperson said.
PESHAWAR: Advisor to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Information, Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif said that a general consensus was reached among the parties in the Kurram peace jirga which continued throughout at night.
Giving details of the ongoing peace talks on Sunday, lawyer Saif said the jirga would meet on Tuesday after the forum, through mutual consultation, decided to grant two days to one of the parties which requested more time to discuss a few points in more depth with its leaders.
This development constitutes a major breakthrough, as reported Newswas claimed Saturday as part of ongoing peace negotiations with one of the tribes signing the agreement.
“All the demands and proposals put forward have been accepted and the Turi Bangash tribe has signed the agreement,” said Jalal Hussain Bangash, secretary of the Anjuman-e-Hussainia association.
The progress in the peace talks, underway at Kohat Fort for the past two months under the supervision of GOC 9th Division Major General Zulfiqar Bhatti, aims to broker lasting peace between the warring tribes whose clashes have made more 130 deaths since November.
The issue remains unresolved despite multiple truces announced over the past year as elders from both sides work to negotiate a lasting peace deal.
The recent clashes have triggered a humanitarian crisis, with shortages of medicine and oxygen, exacerbated by the closure of the main highway linking Parachinar to Peshawar.
Reports indicate that over 100 children have died due to acute shortage of medicines, although KP government spokesperson Barrister Saif has denied these claims.
Apart from the ongoing sit-in at Parachinar Press Club, road closures in the district have also triggered protests in Karachi, which have now entered their sixth day today.
However, Bangash said road supplies and other essential services would soon be restored under the agreement.
The district was declared “disaster struck” by the provincial government, as authorities airlifted medical supplies to the area and evacuated those most in need.
Stressing that consensus has been reached on all major points, lawyer Saif said the agreement will be signed once the consultation process is completed.
The bunkers would be abolished and the area would be disarmed as per the decision of the Supreme Committee, the KP government spokesperson noted, while reaffirming the government’s determination to achieve a permanent and lasting solution to the more than two-year-old conflict. ‘a century.
“The conflict is on the verge of being resolved thanks to the efforts of KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and the grand jirga,” he remarked.