A 16-member tribal jirga has succeeded in securing the release of seven abducted people of the Turi tribe and 13 abducted Mengal tribesmen. Tension mounted in the agency last week when armed men attacked a coach in Sadda Bazaar, killing its driver and taking its passengers away. The Turi tribe, meanwhile, kidnapped 13 people of the Mengal tribe on the same day.After securing the release of the kidnapped persons from both tribes, the situation in the region has returned to normal and the local political administration relaxed the curfew that had been in place for the past four days for four hours on Tuesday. However, the Thall-Parachinar Road, connecting the region with other parts of the country, is closed and reportedly food and other basic necessities are not reaching the agency. This is causing severe shortages of food, water and medicines.