PESHAWAR: A 15-year old dispute at a chromite mine in tribal district Mohmand was peacefully resolved under the alternate dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism on Monday. The rival parties have thanked the district administration and members of the reconciliatory committee (Jirga) for resolution of the dispute within a period of three months. A dispute over the ownership and demarcation of a chromite mine was going on between two parties of Haji Mir Rehman and Ghafoor since 15 years in Shati Mina area of Tehsil Ambar of Lower Ehaka Gawand. For the purpose of the resolution of the dispute, the Assistant Commissioner (AC) Lower Mohmand, Saddam Hussain Memon had constituted a reconciliatory committee comprising of Haji Sahib Khan, Haji Rafi Ullah and Malik Abdul Majeed under the ADR law. The members of the jirga after three months of hectic negotiations finally settled the dispute. AC Lower Mohmand, Saddam Hussain Memon has paid tribute to the efforts of Jirga members and said that the people should resolve their mutual disputes through ADR. APP
