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| Forces to retaliate if attacked, says Orakzai |
| 2006-06-07 |
| Security forces will continue retaliating with fire if attacked in Waziristan or other agencies in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), NWFP Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai told a jirga (tribal council) from North Waziristan that called on him at Governor's House on Tuesday. All civilians who died in violence will be compensated and all innocents among those who were arrested during the ongoing unrest will be released, the governor told the jirga that consisted of tribal elders, clerics, student representatives and journalists. Orakzai showed concern over the recent incidents of violence in Miranshah. "I am deeply grieved over the loss of precious lives," he said, but added that security forces had to retaliate "in self-defence". He called upon tribesmen to help the government bring peace to Waziristan. "We have to put out the fire that has engulfed the entire Waziristan, and turn it into a land of peace." He said that a planned grand jirga would have representation from all segments of society, adding that the jirga would be fully empowered to make decisions. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Orakzai = Uruk-hai? Just askin'. |
| Posted by: Spot 2006-06-07 08:22 |