ISLAMABAD: In a much-anticipated development, warring parties of Kurram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have finally agreed on a peace agreement at a Grand Jirga held in Kohat on Wednesday.
According to Radio Pakistan, the two sides have signed a deal to maintain peace and harmony in the district.
The peace deal was successfully brokered with the efforts of the provincial government to resolve the long-standing issue in Kurram, said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government spokesperson, Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif, announcing the development.
He also emphasised the significance of the peace agreement that would ultimately restore calm and bring normalcy to the region.
Roads to be reopened
District Administration of Kohat also confirmed that both sides signed the agreement under the supervision of the Commissioner while forty-five each tribal elders from both sides inked the agreement.
Radio Pakistan reported that the parties concerned signed a fourteen-point peace accord after mutual consultation.
All the roads in district Kurram will be reopened for transportation besides deploying sufficient security in the region to maintain peace and harmony.
In a related development, organisers announced an end to the ongoing protests across the country, after the successful deal between the warring tribes.
Relief operation
Earlier, Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority carried out a relief operation to meet the emergency medical needs of the children, women, and elderly people of Parachinar.
The first helicopter flight carrying 500 kg of medicines reached Parachinar in the last week of December and on return, brought four patients to Islamabad for medical treatment.
