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Grand jirga to demand handover of BB killers
PESHAWAR: The government has decided to convene a grand tribal jirga comprising all important maliks and elders in which they will be demanded to hand over all those who are facing allegations that they have allegedly a hand in the tragic murder of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
"President Pervez Musharraf has conveyed a message to the NWFP governor to make arrangements for the grand tribal jirga at the earliest as he has been facing immense pressure from the international community for the arrest of the mastermind of Bhutto's killing," a reliable source informed on Sunday.
According to the source, the government had taken a final decision for arresting all those involved in the murder of Benazir Bhutto. "The tribal elders and maliks will be told in clear term to either support the government forces in operation against militants or face the consequences," he added.
He said that the governor had started work on convening the jirga in Peshawar within a few days. "The political agents of all tribal agencies will be asked to prepare a list of the real representatives of tribal people as this time the matter is of serious nature," he went on to say.
It may be recalled that the government had alleged that chief of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan Baitullah Mehsud had a hand in the murder of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. Later a purported spokesman of Taliban Maulvi Omar in a telephone message to a newsman claimed that Taliban had no hand in the murder of Benazir Bhutto.
The source said that the jirga would be given the option to either hand over some Taliban elements wanted to the government or the government forces would launch a full-scale operation.
According to the source, the government may ask for help from the US-led forces in Afghanistan for arresting the Taliban leaders. "The government has been expecting a positive response from the tribal elders and maliks as they know the gravity of the matter," he added.
According to reports, sensing danger some of the Taliban leaders have gone underground.
This is a good step. Any operation with the involvement of the locals makes the possibility of its success to a 100%. I just hope and pray that this goes well and this baitullah is sent back to hell.