SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: A tribal jirga resolved 33-year-old enmity between two local families in Wana here on Tuesday.

The elders of the families of Mir Abbas and Sardar Ali Kakakhel Wazir and sons of late Shukri including Arabistan and Qasim Khan Shamshikhel Wazir pledged to live like friends in future.

Apart from elders and ulema of nine tribes of Ahmedzai Wazir, a large number of people were present during the jirga. Malik Azizullah and Malik Allauddin and elders of Kakakhel tribes lauded the efforts of jirga for resolving the old enmity.

Both the rival families showed happiness over amicable resolution of the dispute. They embraced each other in the presence of ulema, elders and members of jirga.

The ulema and elders offered a collective prayer and urged all tribes to resolve their disputes amicably and avoid enmities for the development and progress of the area.

Meanwhile, personnel of Gomal Scouts foiled a timber smuggling attempt here on Wednesday.

Gomal Scouts Commandant Moeenud Din said that a truck full of timber was stopped by FC personnel at Gardavi checkpost. He said that the truck was going from Wana to Dera Ismail Khan. He said that the huge quantity of timber was being smuggled.

He said that the truck was handed over to officials of forest department for further action and timber worth millions of rupees was confiscated.

FC sources said that no one was allowed to smuggle timber. They said that federal government had imposed a complete ban on all types of illegal business. They added that all possible measures were being taken to prevent smuggling.

Published in Dawn, April 25th, 2024