The political administration of Khyber Agency has stepped up a political process to stem clashes between two religious groups that have left more than 100 people dead from both sides this year. The administration sent a jirga to Tirah Valley under Senator Hameedullah Khan to negotiate a ceasefire between the groups, Ahmed Khan, assistant political agent of Bara, told an Afridi tribe jirga in Peshawar on Saturday. The jirga met to discuss the ongoing clashes between the Pir Saifur Rehman and Mufti Munir Shakir groups, deferring a ceasefire decision till Monday, said jirga participants. The jirga decided to empower the political administration to take a decision on the confiscation of property of Rehman, they added. While the government was finding a political solution, the two groups continued attacking each otherÂ’s positions in Tirah Valley. Reports said 10 people had died in the clashes over the last two days.