CS vows to ensure peace agreement implementation

KOHAT: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Secretary Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry on Saturday made it clear that each and every clause of the 14-point peace agreement on Kurram would be implemented in letter and spirit.

Addressing the joint sitting of the grand jirga and peace committee members and the elders from Kurram at the Commissioner House in Kohat, he secretary reaffirmed the provincial government’s commitment to implementing every clause of the peace agreement.

However, he said the government needed everyone’s cooperation for it.

He ordered the resumption of bunker demolitions and underlined the importance of disarming all groups. He noted that one party had already submitted its disarmament plan, while the other was expected to do so soon.

General Officer Commanding 9th Division Major General Zulfiqar Ali Bhatti and Commissioner Kohat Syed Motasim Billah Shah, former parliamentarians, members of grand jirga and elders also spoke on the occasion.

Inspector General Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Akhtar Hayat Khan, DIG Kohat Abbas Majeed Marwat, Deputy Commissioner Kurram Muhammad Ashfaq, Deputy Commissioner Kohat Abdul Akram and others were also present.

The commissioner Kohat highlighted the measures taken so far for the establishment of peace in Kurram. The chief secretary said the government was ready to go to any extent for the establishment of peace in Kurram, adding that the people should identify the ones disturbing peace.

He said the damage done in Kurram would be compensated, adding that a survey had already been completed.

He added, in the first phase in Bagan, work had been started on the restoration of schools, mosques, offices and banks while work on houses and markets would soon be started.

Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry said the government and the local people would have to join hands to work for the restoration of lasting peace in Kurram.

He said that the damage incurred in Kurram would be fully compensated, stating that a survey had already been completed, and reconstruction efforts, particularly for schools, mosques, offices, and banks in Bagan, were underway. Efforts to rehabilitate homes and markets would follow shortly.

IGP Akhtar Hayat Gandapur said that all pre-agreed measures, including the removal of bunkers and the surrender of weapons, were being implemented.

The tribal elders pledged their support for government actions against miscreants, vowing to work toward lasting peace in the region.

Meanwhile, tribal leaders reaffirmed their commitment to cooperating with the government in its efforts to restore peace in Kurram.