Bannu Jirga’s 25-point statement on Durand Line, women’s rights, national resources and Afghanistan
The Pashtun Qaumi Jirga in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, issued a statement calling for the Jirga to be an independent body, and suggested that a committee be set up to work together to implement the decisions and objectives of the representative Pashtun Qaumi Jirga. Make efforts to solve their national, civic problems.
The Pashtun National Jirga was held in Bannu on March 11, 12 and 13 under the auspices of the Pakhtunkhwa National Awami Party (PNA).
The Jirga was attended by a large number of Pashtun nationalist parties, national and tribal leaders and women. At the beginning of the Jirga’s statement, it was said that the Pashtun National Jirga ratified the declarations of the previous two national jirgas.
The statement called for the restoration of a de facto, federal republican system in Pakistan, the supremacy of the constitution and parliament, and an end to the interference of intelligence agencies in politics.
It was said that the structure and implementation of Pakistan’s domestic and foreign policies should be done through parliament.
The statement called for the establishment of a representative government of all peoples through the Loya Jirga and general elections in Afghanistan, and said that the use of force by the government should be considered illegal and a betrayal of the Afghan nation. The Jirga has expressed its sorrow over the current crisis in Afghanistan.
The Jirga called for the formation of a united national province on the lands of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Southern Pakhtunkhwa, including Mianwali and Attock.
The Jirga has called for a fact-finding and reconciliation commission for the decades-long war in Pakhtunkhwa, and for the establishment of a fact-finding mission under the auspices of the Jirga and a committee to investigate the killing of Pashtuns in Karachi on 12 May 2007. .
The jirga called for a judicial commission headed by Justice Faiz Isa to investigate the killings of Usman Kakar, Arif Wazir, Arman Luni, Asad Achakzai and others.
The Jirga strongly condemned the barbed wire on the Durand Line, and demanded that all historic trade routes along the line be provided with documents and free movement of trade and people on both sides of the line, the Jirga said in a statement. Cuifo can be assured without.
The Jirga called for an end to the occupation of Pakhtunkhwa by military and government agencies and the clearing of mines.
The declaration called for Pashto to be made the national, official and educational language of Pashtunkhwa Watan, all mother tongues to be made the language of education, curriculum to be given to the provinces under the 18th Amendment, and a national curriculum to be introduced. The implementation path should be closed.
The jirga called on women to make laws against education, economics, politics and culture and to prevent negative practices, and to pave the way for women to participate in these areas.
The House has rejected the 2017 census and called for a new transparent census mechanism. The Senate should be given the powers of the National Assembly in finance and other matters.
The jirga called for a review of the 1991 agreement on the waters of the Abyssinia, and for the restoration of the Abasin’s natural course.
The statement added that the jirga decided to stop extrajudicial killings in connection with terrorism, release missing persons, end checkpoints in Pakhtunkhwa, and repatriate refugees. And compensation should be paid.
The jirga called for the lifting of sanctions on Ali Wazir, Hanif Pashtun, Owais Abdal, Qazi Tahir and all other political prisoners.
The said spring lift canal should be constructed immediately.
The jirga called for an immediate end to the negative image of Pashtun Afghans in government and non-government Pashtun hostile media. Tobacco should be considered an agricultural crop like any other crop.
The Jirga has demanded that (Action in Aid of Civil Power Regulation) is a black law, this law should be abolished immediately in Pakhtunkhwa province, security and administrative powers should be handed over to the Seoul administration.
In the last 25 points of the declaration, it was stated that this Jirga considers the amount due to the federation in terms of electricity, water, gas and other resources as the right of Pakhtunkhwa province and considers immediate payment as necessary.
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