KURRAM: Second Aid Convoy, consisting 45 vehicles, carrying essentials, was dispatched to the district on Tuesday (14th Jan, 2025).
It may be recalled that Shia and Sunni skirmishes had consumed 130 lives since November last year. Later, the Apex Committee has decided to dismantle all bunkers in the Kurram District in a bid to restore peace in the area.
A peace agreement was signed on 1st Jan, but the route connecting Parachinar remained blocked. On 4th Jan, a government convoy was attacked near Bagan, injuring Kurram’s deputy commissioner and leaving the convoy stranded.
Earlier, on 8th Jan, an Aid Convoy (stalled in Thall for five days), consisting of 50 trucks, escorted by 700 cops, carrying food, medicine and other essential supplies for the citoyens, lacking the necessities due to blockades of main arteries.
It may be recalled that one day after signing the peace agreement between two warring Shia and Sunni tribes, when DC Javedullah Mehsud was travelling near Bagan here on 4th Jan fifty unidentified gunmen pumped 3 bullets into his body and also injured 6 of his guards.
Commenting on the incident KP government spokesman Barrister Said said that the wounded were being provided medical aid and the situation was under control. He told that the condition of the wounded DC, who was airlifted to Peshawar and underwent surgery at Thall Combined Military Hospital was stable.
KP government spokesman appealed both the Shia and Sunni tribes to remain tranquil steering clear through the snares of conspirators. It is pertinent to mention here that just a day earlier he took to the Social Media Platform in order to inform that:
1) Arrangements are being made for the convoy voyaging towards Kurram on Saturday (4th Jan 2025);
2) As decided by the Apex Committee, the region will be made weapons and bunkers free;
3) According to the truce both the tribes will present a comprehensive plan in a fortnight apropos modus operandi of surrendering the weapons;
4) Display and use of weapons will be banned;
5) Collection of contributions for the sake of buying weapons will not be allowed;
6) Construction of bunkers will be illegal;
7) All the bunkers in the area will be demolished in a month;
8) Any group that attempts to invade other’s area would be reckoned as after the demolition of bunkers will be deemed a terrorist.
It may be recalled that following three-week long parleys the two warring (Shia and Non-Shia) tribes have signed a 14-point peace accord on 1st Jan.
According to details tribal elders converged at Kohat Fort where GCO 9 Division Major General Zulfiqar Bhatti had arranged a meeting (jirga) to figure out a way to end the skirmishes between two tribes that resulted into deaths of 130 citoyens in the last two months.
The Apex Committee had decided to dismantle all the bunkers and remove all firearms in order to ameliorate the deteriorating law and order state of affairs. It was agreed that nobody will possess unlicensed weapons.
After the passage of the 2nd Feb 2025 deadline, law enforces will confiscate all the heavy weapons in the area. It is pertinent to mention here that due to closure of exits and entrances, inhabitants are facing a grave dearth of food and medicine.
While there have been reports that 100 children died because of non-availability of medicine caused by the closure of main arteries, a heli service had been delivering medicine and other goods to the citizens.
Apparently the shooters wanted to stop the aid caravan from reaching Kurram that remained sans supplies due to road block.
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