48-hour ultimatum to tribal leaders

11 Jan, 2004

In the west Waziristan, talks between political administration and tribal chieftains came to an end on Saturday, followed by a 48-hour ultimatum by the political administration for the hand over of three persons.
FATA Secretary Brigadier Mehmood Shah said that political agents had warned all the tribal people and those having authority in the area to provide complete information of the terrorists to whom they have provided refuge.
On Monday, the political agents would meet the tribal elders again and deem over the legal actions against those terrorists residing in the area as refugees.
Replying to a question, Mehmood Shah said on failing to arrest the terrorists, stringent actions would be taken against them and their business could be sealed off. The persons harbouring the terrorists could be arrested.

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