The government on Wednesday rejected a clemency request by the tribesmen wanted for sheltering Al Qaeda in South Waziristan Agency. The government demanded the wanted tribesmen surrender unconditionally and said their request might be considered later. However, the government extended a deadline for a lashkar (army) led by the Zalikhel tribe to hand over foreign fighters and the tribesmen sheltering them till, May 1. The earlier deadline ended on Tuesday without significant results except demolition of suspected tribesmenâs houses in Azam Warsak area, a spokesman for NWFP Governor Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah told Daily Times. During a meeting with key members of government-backed all-tribe jirga at Governorâs House, Mr Shah urged the Zalikhel elders to show results in the next 10 days. âWe cannot prolong this issue,â he added and said extension without results were âpointlessâ.
| Duhhh... Haven't you been prolonging the issue? Hasn't the entire exercise been pointless? |
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