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Jirgas Should Be Consolidated

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Oct 5th, 2008 • Category: Politics

After the visit of chief of army staff Gen Kayani to the restive tribal areas, the sense of standing for their rights has been harnessed among the tribal people, and now they are out in the public to support the army, and to express their solidarity with the security forces, virtually every agency has formed [...]



Restive Doaba Hangu

By Dr. Hassan Isfahani • Jul 12th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Hangu city is at the verge of the settled areas of NWFP and the tribal regions, and it’s adjoining city Thall is also of the same importance. On the Thall-Hangu road, there is a small serene village called as doaba, which is no more serene and calm, and a search operation for militants by the [...]



Pak-Afghan Jirga : A Royal Waste

By The Pakistani Spectator • Aug 9th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

Kabul is hosting an expensive yet useless Jirga, which is sure to achieve nothing. Pakistan and Afghanistan, both are suffering from instability and terrorism. Instability and Terrorism in Afghanistan is more as US is directly involve there, and in Pakistan its still in its infancy as US is still not directly involve.

Jirgas like this one [...]



Government, Local Taliban and Tribal Leaders Should Sort it Out

By The Pakistani Spectator • Jul 24th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

With the death of Abdullah Mahsood in Balochistan today and the news of failure of Jirga talks between local Taliban of tribal areas and government, people are once again wary about the law and order situation.
The gloved hands could once again exploit the situation by terrorist attacks at the public places or at security forces. [...]



Thanks Pukhtoon Loya Jirga

By The Pakistani Spectator • May 24th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

Oh, What a sense of relief has run across the counrty and especially in Karachi, after Shahi Syed, the head of the Pukhtoon Loya Jirga has postponed the strike call of three days in Karachi.
Thanks a lot. Please also dont do it in June or ever. Your cause is just, but dont act like substandard [...]