A 33-member Mehsud grand jirga demanded on Friday the government stop military operation in South Waziristan and resolve the prevailing crises through negotiations.The jirga members expressed their concern over the South Waziristan operation and said on the one hand innocent tribesmen were being killed and on the other economic sanctions were imposed on the Mehsud tribespersons.
Elders of Ahmadzai Wazir tribe led by former MNA Maulana Abdul Malik also attended the jirga held in Tank, to end differences between the two main tribes of the agency.
In his speech to the jirga, Maulana Malik said Mehsud and Ahmadzai tribes were two “parts of the body” and are like brothers who would never create any problems for each other.
He said both tribes wanted a peaceful solution to the ongoing Waziristan operation, which according to him had killed many people from both tribes.
Mehsud tribe elder Malik Mehsud Ahmad said the US invaded Afghanistan using the pretext of Osama Ben Laden, adding the Pakistan government was using the name of Tehrike-e-Taliban Pakistan for its military operation against tribesmen. The jirga also constituted committees to help and provide shelter and food to those South Waziristan residents, who were displaced due to the military operation.