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To: AdmSmith

July 10th? Hmmm.......hope the Pakistanis are using the time wisely......


206 posted on 07/02/2004 4:21:51 PM PDT by nuconvert ( "Let Freedom Reign !" ) ( Azadi baraye Iran)
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To: nuconvert

According to this article, the deadline was Friday not July 10: http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=69561

WANA, July 03 (Online): Jirga which was supposed to handover two wanted tribesmen including Maulvi Abbas and Javed Wazir failed to do the trick as the deadline for the surrender of the said men passed on Friday.

A grand Jirga meeting was held at Sholam on Friday in which tribal elites of Ahmad Zai Wazir tribes urged Mazkhel and Mulk Khel tribes to handover the wanted men, who are thought to be sheltered by these tribes.

The tribal elites warned that in case they did not cooperate with govrnment they would meet Yar Gul Khel tribe like treatment.

The representatives of the wanted men's tribes appealed to Jirga to give them more time for the surrender of Maulvi Abbas and Javed Wazir saying they were holding negotiations with the two.

"We are trying to bring them round on surrender. We would hand over the wanted men to government soon", they said.

The Jirga meeting was adjourned till Saturday. However, search operation would be launched against the foreign militants in Manda area today (Saturday).

Later, officials of political administration assured tribal elites that they would help lifting of economic blockade slapped in Wana if they extended their cooperation during the search operation. Ahmad Zai Wazir tribes on Friday morning handed two men including Gairat Khan and Dawar Khan to government. Both were wanted by government for allegedly giving sanctuary to miscreants.

Sources revealed that exchange of fire took place between miscreants and security force at Khaliding on Thursday night and both sides used small and heavy weapons. Tribesmen hurled grenade at military personnel trenches, prompting the troops to retaliate which resulted in heavy damage to both sides.


207 posted on 07/02/2004 11:31:30 PM PDT by AdmSmith
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