South Waziristan: The third Grand Jirga of Ahmadzai Wazir tribes comprising 9 major tribes was convened at Wana Rustam Bazar on Saturday regarding the restoration of trade activities on the Pak-Afghan Angoor Ada border in Wana, Lower South Waziristan District.
In which Local Government Tehsil Wana Chairman Maulana Muhammad Saleh Wazir, the business community, Ullamas, tribal elders and people belonging to different schools of thought participated in large numbers.
Addressing the Jirga, JUI District President Maulana Mizajan, Scholar Jana Mir, Malik Tariq Khan, Malik Sidra Noor, and Malik Aziz Ullah said that due to the suspension of commercial and trade activities on the Pak-Afghan border, Angoor Ada shopkeepers and common people are facing severe difficulties in Lower South Waziristan district.
While the business has been severely affected due to the suspension of trade at the border in various markets of Wana, South Waziristan.
Jirga participants said, here the prices of food items are increasing day by day which people are unable to buy.
On the other hand, Scholar Jana Mir demanded from the present government, that during the days of Eid, one vehicle, 21 valuable mobile phones and 7 lakh cash rupees were stolen by unknown persons at Sherawangai, area of Upper Waziristan District.
He said the Government and District Administration of Upper Waziristan should immediately recover the stolen valuables items and hand them over to the affected owners.
He said otherwise, the Wazir tribes will take his revenge, then all the responsibility will fall on the present government, District Administration and the Upper Waziristan police.
In the end, Ahmadzai Wazir elders had a discussion about applying passports at the border.
On this occasion, the Wazir tribes announced on Monday to call the final jirga in which the elders of all the nine major tribes will participate.
It may be remembered that Angoor Ada border trade activities have been suspended for the last 6 months and the national exchequer is losing crores of rupees on a daily basis.
It is worth mentioning here that the Angoor Ada border is not officially closed and the main reason for the suspension of commercial and trade activities here is the Angoor Ada sit-in.
However, the local four tribes have been protesting their demands for five months and due to which the commercial activities have not only been suspended but also badly affected.
It should be remembered that yesterday the delegation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry met with the IGFC South regarding the problems faced at the Angoor Ada border.
IGFC assured to resolve the legitimate demands of traders.
