The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government said on Wednesday that both warring sides in Kurram districts finally signed a peace agreement after more than three weeks of efforts to broker a ceasefire amid violence in the area.<\/p>\n
The Grand Jirga was working towards a peace accord that would lead to the reopening of roads in restive Kurram. The efforts hit a snag on Tuesday, as two representatives from Lower Kurram were not available, delaying the solemnisation of an agreement between the warring sides.<\/p>\n
Clashes stemming from decades-old land disputes have claimed at least 130 lives since last month, with food and medicine shortages reported due to weeks-long road blockades. Residents in Upper Kurram\u2019s Parachinar have also been staging a sit-in since December 20, which a Dawn.com correspondent confirmed was continuing today, against the law and order situation there as well as road closures.<\/p>\n
KP government spokesperson Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif announced the development in a statement issued today.<\/p>\n
He said that one of the warring parties had signed the document a few days ago while the other side signed it today.<\/p>\n
He said both sides agreed to surrender their weapons and demolish their bunkers.<\/p>\n
Barrister Saif said the peace agreement would usher the district in a \u201cnew era of peace and development\u201d, adding that calm and security would soon be restored in the restive district.<\/p>\n
He added that convoys would leave for Parachinar on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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