PESHAWAR, Oct 17: Hundreds of tribesmen blocked the Peshawar- Torkham highway for more than five hours in Jamrud, Khyber Agency on Friday to protest against the arrest of their leaders by the administration.

But officials said that the angry tribesmen were demanding that the administration should resolve their dispute with the rival Qamberkhel tribe over the ownership of a hillock, Sur Ghar.

They said armed men belonging to Malik Dinkhel tribe reached the Torkham highway, the main trade and communication route between Pakistan and Afghanistan, and erected hurdles on the road at 7am.

An official of Jamrud sub-division said that the administration sought help from the elders of both tribes after which the protesters cleared the road peacefully.

The political administration of the Khyber Agency arrested 50 men of the Malik Dinkhel tribe over the dispute on Tuesday.