Bara, Khyber District: Speakers at a Bara Siyasi Ittehad jirga on Saturday demanded the immediate and dignified return of Tirah displaced persons to Khyber tribal district.
The jirga discussed the situation in Tirah Valley and Bara, with participants urging the government to restore law and order and provide basic facilities to affected families.
Bara Siyasi Ittehad President Hashim Khan Afridi, General Secretary Malik Attaullah Afridi, Awami National Party leaders Shireen Afridi and Sadique Chiragh, Fata Qaumi Jirga Chairman Malik Bismillah Afridi, Jamaat-e-Islami leaders Shah Faisal Afridi and Khan Wali Afridi, Pakistan Peoples Party Khyber President Sher Shah Afridi, and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leaders Zahir Shah and Asghar Khan Afridi attended the gathering.
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Khan Wali Afridi said displaced families from Tirah Valley had faced homelessness, insecurity and severe hardship for years despite cooperating with state institutions.
He said the families remained deprived of basic human, constitutional and tribal rights, and called for the provincial government to implement commitments made to them.
Other speakers called for practical measures to address the problems confronting displaced persons and to ensure the provision of basic facilities in their areas.
In a declaration issued after the jirga, Hashim Khan Afridi said the participants would announce a final decision on holding a protest in Peshawar after a consultative meeting next Saturday.
