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QUETTA: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly and Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai has convened a three-day jirga in Quetta to discuss the worsening security situation in Balochistan and find solutions to the issue.
He said the issue was becoming increasingly serious and dangerous with each passing day.
Speaking at a press conference at the Quetta Press Club on Tuesday, along with other party leaders, he said the jirga would be held from August 29 to 31. He also announced that countrywide protest rallies and demonstrations would be held on August 5 to mark three years of imprisonment of former prime minister Imran Khan.
He said the proposed jirga would bring together political leaders, tribal elders and other stakeholders to deliberate on rising insecurity, attacks on highways, disruption of trade, burning of goods vehicles and the killing of judges, lawyers, political workers and civilians in the province. He added that after discussions, the jirga would prepare recommendations on how to address the issue.
