By : Syed Sardar M Khondai/ANI:
QUETTA: The three-day National Jirga of Southern Pashtunkhwa, presided over by PkMAP Central Secretary Nawab Muhammad Ayaz Khan Jogezai, concluded in Quetta on September 1. The Jirga, held from August 30 to September 1 on the invitation of Mahmood Khan Achakzai, issued a 19-point joint declaration.
The declaration rejected the 2024 general elections and demanded fresh, free and transparent elections, withdrawal of the FC from Pashtun areas, restoration of civilian authority and protection of ancestral lands and natural resources.
The Jirga also demanded recognition of Pashtun-Baloch equality in Balochistan or the creation of Southern Pashtunkhwa province, restoration of border trade, recovery of missing persons and release of political prisoners.
Addressing the concluding session, Nawab Ayaz Jogezai said, “This is not an end, but the beginning of a new struggle”, stressing unity, peace, dignity and protection of Pashtun rights.
The Jirga announced that committees would be formed across all districts to monitor implementation of its decisions.
