The political administration of Bajaur Agency has expedited efforts for recovery of the eleven member peace jirga of Mandal tribe, abducted by pro taliban militants late Monday night from Ambar area of adjacent Mohamand Agency. Assistant Political Agent ...

Pakistan and Afghanistan, after deciding to accelerate the peace process, have constituted a committee of prominent individuals, which would initiate contacts with opposition groups in both countries. However, apparently for reasons of sensitivity, the names of these individuals ...

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman has said that the Pak-Afghan Jirga in Islamabad took place in an atmosphere of renewed trust and commitment to combat terrorism and there are high hopes from the outcomes ...

Pakistani and Afghan political and ethnic Pashtun tribal leaders meet on Monday to try to agree on ways to tackle rising militant violence including the possibility of opening talks with the Taliban. The meeting, dubbed a Pakistan-Afghanistan "Jirgagai", ...

Sixteen Taliban, detained by Feroz Khel tribe were handed over to Jirga after successful talks between Taliban and elders at Feroz Khel of Loor Tehsil in Aurakzai Agency and in exchange Taliban left the area and went ...

Ahmedzai tribes are set to hold an important jirga in South Waziristan today. The jirga is expected to take decision on the future of peace pact singed with the government. Jirga sources told that spy planes’ flight and ...

The peace Jirga has successfully brokered a deal with the extremists entrenched at Koza Bandai, who finally agreed evacuating the area here, while the lingering skirmishes between the security forces and Taliban in different areas of Tehsil ...

The members of peace committee will meet the high officials of the security forces in Kanju today. The local tribesmen have formed a peace committee to achieve ceasefire between Swat militants and the security forces. The intensity of the ...

Jirga was set to meet on Tuesday to brief political administration of Khyber Agency after holding successful talks with Lashkar-i-Islam chief Mangal Bagh on Monday. The Jirga would appraise the administration about its talks with the militant organization ...