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Fresh clashes in South Waziristan

Nirupama Subramanian

Islamabad: After a one-day lull, clashes erupted once again between local tribal militias and foreign, mostly Uzbek militants, according to reports reaching here.

A jirga, comprising tribal elders, religious leaders, local and Afghan Taliban commanders and a delegation of the Jamaat-e-ulema Islami, a pro-Taliban constituent of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal coalition, failed to persuade the two sides to continue a ceasefire that they had agreed to on Thursday.

The Governor of the North-West Frontier Province, Lt. Gen. (Retd) Jan Aurakzai, on Friday denied that the Pakistan military was giving covert support to the local tribesmen, and said the clashes showed that the peace deal had started taking effect.

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