PESHAWAR: Adviser to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Information Barrister Mohammad Ali Saif has said that a general consensus has been reached between the rival tribes in the Kurram peace jirga which continued through the night.
Providing details on the ongoing peace talks on Sunday, Barrister Saif said that the jirga would convene on Tuesday after the forum, via mutual consultation, decided to grant two days’ time to one of the parties who asked for more time for further discuss with its leaders on few points.
The development comes as major breakthrough, as reported by local newspaper, was claimed in the ongoing peace negotiations with one of the tribes signing the agreement.
“All demands and proposals put forward have been accepted, and the Turi Bangash tribe has signed the agreement,” said Jalal Hussain Bangash, secretary of the Anjuman-e-Hussainia Association.
The progress in peace talks, underway at the Kohat Fort for two months under the supervision of GOC 9 Division Major General Zulfiqar Bhatti, aim to broker lasting peace between the warring tribes whose clashes have resulted in more than 130 fatalities since November.
The issue remains unresolved despite multiple truces announced during the past one year as elders from both sides strive to negotiate a lasting peace agreement.
The recent clashes have sparked a humanitarian crisis, with medicine and oxygen supplies running low, exacerbated by the closure of the main highway connecting Parachinar to Peshawar.
Reports indicate that over 100 children are feared dead due to a severe medicine shortage, though KP government spokesperson Barrister Saif has denied these claims.
