Local jirga opposes military action in North Waziristan

MNA from NW says operation not in Pakistan’s interest; army, local tribes would suffer human, material losses.


Zulfiqar Ali August 24, 2012

DERA ISMAIL KHAN:


A North Waziristan jirga on Thursday expressed intentions to oppose any military operation in the region.


Speaking at the jirga, held in the Razmak sub-division, Malik Kamran Khan, a National Assembly member (MNA) from North Waziristan, said the military operation was not in Pakistan’s interest and that both the army and local tribes would suffer human and material losses as a result of it.

Addressing tribal elders, he vowed to raise his voice against the operation in parliament and other forums, adding that he would take local tribes along in any protest. Khan claimed US and Nato had failed in bringing peace to Afghanistan and were now pinning their failure on Pakistan by pressurising it to start an offensive in North Waziristan.

He added that if there was a problem in the region, its solution would be found through dialogue rather than conflict.

He urged the government to instead spread development in North Waziristan and address the deprivation local tribes have felt since Pakistan’s inception.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 24th, 2012.

COMMENTS (15)

janaan | 11 years ago | Reply

military ops is the solution to the rising cancer of TTP.TTP are not pakistanis nor are Haqqanis. They should be eliminated sooner than later. Such voices were also raised before conduct of SWA ops. I guess the decision taken was right as all the terrorists either escpaed to Afghanistan or NWA.

Fahim | 11 years ago | Reply

How many tribesmen were present with there will and how many were present due to threat ?

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