During the event, which took place at the main hall of the Governor's House, Senators, MNAs, political agents and elders from seven tribal agencies and six frontier regions were unanimous in demanding restoration of peace, rehabilitation of displaced persons and revival of the customary administrative structure, including maliks and political agents.
Provincial governor Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan also addressed the jirga.
Malik Qadir Khan, an elder of Madakhel tribe from volatile North
Wazoo Agency, said peace couldn't be restored in the country until tribal people were involved.Other elders expressed scepticism about the future of peace talks between the government and TTP saying the process won't achieve desired results until the people of Fata were involved in it.
Some participants regretted the government hadn't involved parliamentarians from Fata in negotiations with the Taliban.
They criticised the government for ignoring sacrifices and hardships of the rustics, who had to flee their homes due to militancy and the subsequent military operations.
Provincial governor Sardar Mehtab told participants that the successive governments and tribal mindset were responsible for overall backwardness of and lawlessness in Fata.