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Relatives transport a dead body of a victim who was killed an attack in District Kurram on November 22, 2024. —AFP
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PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Sunday decided to take “indiscriminate action against miscreants trying to sabotage the peace accord”, calling the action “inevitable” after attacks on aid convoys and deputy commissioners.
KP government spokesperson Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif said in a statement that the decision was taken at a high-level meeting, which was attended by the provincial chief secretary, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Akhtar Hayat Khan and civil and police officers. of
“Action against such miscreants in the affected areas has become imperative,” he said, vowing to ensure the implementation of the peace accord between the two warring tribes in accordance with the law.
Kurram has been plagued by violence for decades, but nearly 150 people have been killed in a fresh round of fighting that began in November last year when two separate convoys traveling under police escort were ambushed. , in which 40 people were killed.
Despite the peace agreement reached on January 1, there have been several attacks on convoys and vehicles in and around Baghan, including a targeted attack on Deputy Commissioner Javedullah Mehsud.
Last week, terrorists ambushed a convoy of 35 vehicles set to deliver rice, flour, cooking oil and essential medicines to local traders, killing security personnel, drivers and civilians. At least 8 people lost their lives. As a result of retaliatory action by the security forces, six attackers were killed.
In a statement issued today, Barrister Saif lamented that some miscreants have “indoctrinated” the peaceful people of Karam.
“Best alternative arrangements have been made to accommodate the people in the affected areas,” he said ahead of the proceedings.
The spokesman said that the provincial government has been trying to restore peace in Karam for the past three months. “Such miscreants tried to sabotage the peace agreement in the district,” he added.
Urging the people of the affected areas to “cooperate fully” with the government, Barrister Saif said the government would soon eliminate the miscreants and restore peace in the area.
Apart from this, JUI(F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has opposed the KP government’s plan to launch an operation in Karam and said that such measures cannot solve the problems. He added that it would be futile to seek solutions to problems through force.
He suggested that matters should be resolved through a jirga by taking politicians into confidence, adding that he would not refuse if the establishment wanted to take advice from his party on Karam’s situation.
Meanwhile, a large consignment of medicines has been dispatched to Upper Karam on the instructions of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and Health Advisor, the Secretary Health said.
“These drugs are being handed over to MS. [Medical Superintendent] Parachinar to deal with the emergency,” he said, adding that 3,055 kg of medicines were being transported by government helicopters.
TDP camps established
Meanwhile, The News reported, the district administration set up camps for temporarily displaced persons (TDPs) in four village councils of lower tribal district Kurram in view of a possible operation against terrorists. are
The Deputy Commissioner issued notification of the operation in four village councils including Baghan, Mandori, Charkhel, Ochhat, Chapri and Chapripau in Lower Kurram.
Camps have been set up for TDPs in Degree College, Tal, Technical College, and Rescue 1122, and a block has been allotted in the District Court.
