DERA ISMAIL KHAN:
A North Waziristan jirga on Thursday expressed intentions to oppose any military operation in the region.
Speaking at the jirga, held in the Razmak sub-division, Malik Kamran
Khan, a National Assembly member (MNA) from North Waziristan, said the
military operation was not in Pakistan’s interest and that both the army
and local tribes would suffer human and material losses as a result of
it.Addressing tribal elders, he vowed to raise his voice against the operation in parliament and other forums, adding that he would take local tribes along in any protest. Khan claimed US and Nato had failed in bringing peace to Afghanistan and were now pinning their failure on Pakistan by pressurising it to start an offensive in North Waziristan.
He added that if there was a problem in the region, its solution would be found through dialogue rather than conflict.
He urged the government to instead spread development in North Waziristan and address the deprivation local tribes have felt since Pakistan’s inception.
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