KOHAT: So as to restore peace within the violence-hit Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Saturday ordered authorities involved to demolish dugouts of rival tribes and seize their weapons.
The provincial chief govt issued the directives throughout a grand jirga, organised in Kohat district, which was attended by elders of the rival tribes.
The most recent spell of violence, now getting into its tenth day, has claimed a minimum of 124 lives and injured 178 others as two extra people misplaced their lives and 10 others sustained accidents within the in a single day firing.
The current episode of clashes started eight days in the past with ambushes on two separate convoys underneath police escort, leading to 52 deaths on November 21. Since then, violence between the warring factions has escalated, with police struggling to keep up management.
The Kurram area is dealing with a communication blackout, with cell and web companies suspended and academic establishments closed.
The primary freeway closure has not solely disrupted native transportation but in addition brought on an entire suspension of commerce with Afghanistan, significantly on the Kharlachi border.
A ten-day truce was brokered earlier this week, however intermittent violence has rendered it ineffective.
Talking on the jirga in the present day, Gandapur assured the contributors that the provincial authorities was able to go to any extent to ascertain peace and regulation and order.
He additionally directed the authorities involved to take measures for the “instant resettlement” of homeless victims in Kurram. “Folks’s lack of life and property needs to be compensated instantly,” he added.
Moreover, he mentioned, the weapons within the possession of the rival tribes needs to be instantly seized. “The administration will maintain these weapons in its custody till peace is restored,” he added.
The chief minister additionally referred to as for motion, together with arrest and registration of instances, in opposition to these spreading hatred on social media.
He additionally urged the events to instantly announce a ceasefire and implement earlier peace agreements. “Peace can’t be restored with out the cooperation of the residents,” he concluded.
The Human Rights Fee of Pakistan recorded 79 deaths within the area between July and October this yr, highlighting the persistent instability.
Earlier efforts to mediate peace, together with a seven-day truce brokered by provincial officers earlier this month, have failed to carry.
A high-powered delegation, together with KP Chief Secretary Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry and IGP Akhtar Hayat Gandapur, had additionally negotiated a ceasefire final weekend, however violence resumed shortly afterwards.