BAJAUR AGENCY: The elders of various tribes of Bajaur Agency have vowed to support the local administration and the security forces to clear the agency of militants forever.
They made the announcement during a jirga held on Wednesday, which was attended by elders and elites from different tribes and areas. The participants expressed satisfaction over the law and order situation in the agency and mentioned that peace was restored across the agency because of the efforts made by the security forces.
Elders said that peace and writ of the government are necessary for the development in the region. They also thanked the federal government for initiating several development schemes in various areas of the agency and lauded the security forces for launching several people-welfare schemes in the region.
They stressed the need for joint efforts to improve the jirga system in order to restore people’s confidence in the mechanism and pledged to work for protecting local customs and traditions, saying that they would not allow anyone to disrupt the tribal culture in the name of reforms.
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