peshawar

April 23, 2024

Jirga says Fata merger has not benefitted tribal people

A representational image shows members of a Jirga sitting while an elder speaks. — AFP/FileBARA: A grand jirga of the Kukikhel tribe convened in the Jamrud tehsil of the tribal district on Monday vowed support to the movement for ending the merger of the tribal areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Chaired by Malik Naseer Ahmad, the jirga was attended by elders, political leaders and youth in large number. Fata Qaumi Jirga chairman Malik Bismillah Khan Afridi, Malik Fazlur Rehman, Malik Zarab Khan,...