ISLAMABAD: Pakhtoon Quami Jirga Saturday announced end to sit-in aftersuccessful talks with Prime Minister Shah Khaqan Abbasi and writtenagreement for acceptance of their demands.
The announcement was made by organizers of the Pashtoon Long March, led byManzoor Pakhtun and adviser to Prime Minister Amir Muqam.
Manzoor Pakhtoon said that if the government did not fulfill its promiseswithin a month, they would once again march towards Islamabad after onemonth. He said that the organizers of the long march would continuestruggle for the rights of Pakhtoons and they would organize rally Quetta,Wana, Peshawar and other parts of the country.
He said that they have given one month deadline for arrest of Rao Anwar,who is accused of extra-judicial killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud.
He said that the prime minister has also promised to recover the missingpersons within a month. He said that the prime minister promised to build acollege in the name of Naqeebullah Mehsud.
He said that the government has given written assurance for acceptance oftheir demands.He clarified that the world media had given wrong impression about slogansof freedom, adding that the protesters wanted freedom from Rao Anwar likepeople.
Earlier addressing the protesters, Amir Muqam said that Naqeebullah Mehsudwas martyr of the nation. He claimed that he always raised voice for therights of Pakhtoon.
Amir Muqam said that all tribal elders including Manzoor were present inthe meeting with the prime minister. He said that Pakhtuns always offeredsacrifices for Pakistan.
The PML-N leader said that the arrest of Rao Anwar was the top priority ofthe government, adding that the prime minister has directed the federal andSindh authorities to take steps for arrest of Rao Anwar.
He said that the prime minister has also ordered the authorities concern tospeed up clearing of mines in tribal areas, besides announcing compensationfor the victims of the mine blasts in tribal areas.