| KHAR: A tribal jirga on Tuesday gave a four-day deadline to the Taliban in Bajuar Agency to take a final decision on their peace agreement with the government. A 120-member jirga including Bajaur political agents, MNA Maulana Sadiq and Senator Maulana Rashid gave the deadline in a meeting at the agency headquarters. The jirga convened the meeting due to increasing incidents of explosions and rocket attacks at security checkposts in the agency. The Taliban and the local administration had signed a peace agreement a few months ago. Jirga head Malik Aziz said that the Taliban had sought till August 25 to take a final decision on the peace agreement. |