KURRAM: A jirga comprising tribal elders and officers from Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday after four days of clashes on the border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The skirmishes guessween the forces of Pakistan and Afghanistan escalated on Friday, prompting large-scale displacement from villages and settlements close to the Kharlachi border crossing in Kurram.
The truce restored peace within the space, and the border crossing can also be expected to be reopened quickly.
Tribal elder Jalal Bangash instructed Daybreak that the jirga was held on the Kharlachi border crossing and attended by native elders, clerics and officers from each side.
The assembly determined to kind a joint peace committee to “make efforts for sustaining peace within the space”, he added.
The jirga additionally resolved to unravel contentious points amicably.
In view of the issues confronted by individuals on each side of the border, the jirga individuals agreed to implement the ceasefire in letter and spirit, Mr Bangash mentioned, including that for that reason, the crossing could be opened for with none delay.
The 2 sides additionally agreed to carry one other assembly quickly.
Some locals, who had left the realm resulting from clashes, have returned following the peace deal, sources instructed Daybreak.
An area, Shah Nawaz, mentioned residents confronted extreme hardships resulting from clashes that started earlier this week. Colleges in border areas had been closed, and cross-border commerce additionally remained suspended.
Whereas no official statements had been launched by both the district administration or Inter-Providers Public Relations, casualties had been feared as forces traded hearth.
At her weekly press briefing on Friday, Overseas Workplace spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch was repeatedly requested concerning the state of affairs on the Afghan border.
Nevertheless, relatively than providing any particular details about the clashes, she reiterated that Pakistan was able to defend itself in opposition to any risk to its safety and sovereignty.
Revealed in Daybreak, Might nineteenth, 2024