| NWFP Chief Minister Ameer Haider Khan Hoti has said that a jirga comprising 100 men from tribal areas will hold a meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday (today). Talking in a TV programme on Wednesday, Hoti said that President Zardari had called for a jirga to address the issues over the ongoing military action in Swat. He said the jirga, led by him, would comprise members of the NWFP Assembly from Swat, and representatives from the Awami National Party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Pakistan People's Party and Pakhtoonkhwa Milli Awami party. He also said that because of constant American drone attacks in populated areas of the province, people who were once supporting security forces against the Taliban, have become dejected and are not helping the fight against militancy. Hoti denounced the missiles attacks in Bannu and urged America and its allied countries to honour the sovereignty and integrity of other countries and stressed the need to avoid such attacks. |