The three-day “Pashtun National Jirga” in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is being attended by politicians, scholars, civil society activists, women, tribal elders and others from Pakistan’s Pashtun-dominated areas to discuss issues affecting Pashtuns. And seeks solutions. The Jirga, which began on March 11, was convened by the Pakhtunkhwa National Awami Party (PNA) and said in an invitation that participants would discuss issues of insecurity in Pashtun areas, unemployment and power over its own resources.<\/p>\n
Will the Banu Jirga be able to play its role in finding a solution to the major problems of the Pashtuns? Rafiullah Kakar, a political and regional affairs expert, says the solution to the problems requires a long struggle, of which the Banu Jirga is part. “If something comes out of this jirga that allows the political and religious parties of Pakhtun Watan to agree on a common agenda, it will be a great benefit for political action. I don’t expect much from it anymore because If there is a political process and struggle to solve national problems, then it will be solved again. ”<\/p>\n
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We cannot say that the previous jirgas have failed, but that everything is part of an ongoing process.
\nDr. Darwish Upredi: The Bannu Jirga is being held at a time when jirgas have already been held in the Pashtun-dominated areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Afzal Khan Lala, a former nationalist politician from Swat, started a series of national jirgas in the 1990s, and in the last three years, the Awami National Party and the Mazdoor Kasan Party have held two jirgas, but most of those meetings are decided. Does not apply.<\/p>\n
Dr. Darwish Upredi, a professor of international relations and affairs at the University of Peshawar, said the participants in the Bannu Jirga should agree on a common approach to solving major problems. “We cannot say that the jirgas that have taken place before have failed, but that everything is part of an ongoing process. [Such meetings] are very useful. The leaders have been brought together to consult, so it is a part of the ongoing process and the benefit is [definitely] there. And there is a possibility of a joint [bill] through this Jirga. ”<\/p>\n
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