Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said he hopes the peace in the restive Kurram district would last as the situation was witnessing a gradual improvement after the recent peace pact.
“In Kurram, the situation is gradually improving. After the peace agreement, there was a huge setback, but [the situation is better now],” the prime minister told his cabinet members.
PM Shehbaz mentioned the setback as just a day after the peace pact was signed, unidentified people fired upon a government vehicle, injuring Kurram Deputy Commissioner Javedullah Mehsud and multiple law enforcers.
As a result of the attack, aid trucks scheduled to depart to the crisis-hit region had been stopped. However, as the law and order situation allowed, the aid trucks were sent to the district. The second aid convoy departed today from Tal.
“The bunkers are also being dismantled. Medicine and food supplies are also being sent over there,” the prime minister said, terming it a “positive development”.
PM Shehbaz hoped that all stakeholders will join hands to ensure the peace, supervise the talks between the warring groups, and also try to ensure that such incidents do not take place again.
A second convoy of 45 cargo vehicles departed from Tal Cantonment today, carrying essential goods for Kurram district, according to the district administration.
The vehicles are carrying essential goods, including flour, ghee, sugar, and medicines, to various areas of Kurram district, including Parachinar, Boshehra, Alizai, and other affected regions.
Authorities have implemented strict security measures to ensure the safe delivery of these much-needed supplies.
The supply of medicines and essential goods to the affected areas is expected to alleviate shortages to some extent, according to the district administration.
The provincial government has also begun implementing measures to restore peace, including the dismantling of bunkers in Lower Kurram as part of the Kohat peace agreement.
Bunkers in areas like Khar Kali and Balishkhel were removed with the assistance of explosives and aerial support during joint operations by police and security forces. These actions were in line with the 14-point agreement negotiated by tribal elders.
