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No headway in talks between Khyber jirga, TTP

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15.10.2025

KHYBER: Negotiations between a jirga representing all tribes of Khyber district and terrorists from the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan’s Noor Wali Group ended inconclusively on Monday as the latter called for the enforcement of Sharia in the country alongside unhindered movement in the border regions of newly merged districts.

A 100-strong jirga, consisting of tribal elders, former parliamentarians, representatives of political and religious parties, and civil society activists, was formed following a meeting of tribal representatives with the inspector general of Frontier Corps at the FC headquarters in Peshawar on Oct 2.

The top military commander had declared in the meeting that either Tirah tribes should agree to vacate their homes for a possible military operation or terrorists should be stopped from carrying out attacks against security forces, sources said.

They said the IGFC also made it clear that if Tirah tribesmen didn’t accept any of the proposals, the security forces would launch a decisive military operation against the proscribed terrorist groups.

Terrorists demand Sharia enforcement in country, smooth........

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