Jirga

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  Women As 'Collateral' In Pakistan Jirga Justice

  The rape of a teenage girl in revenge for a crime committed by her brother has left residents of Raja Ram in central Pakistan shaken and questioning a deeply entrenched system of village justice.

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  Gurdwara in Pakistan Reopens for Worship After 73 Years

  A Gurdwara in northwest Pakistan was reopened on Saturday for worship after remaining closed for 73 years following a consensus among Sikh community, local residents and administration at a jirga in Peshawar.

• Women Banned from Taking Part in Polls in Pakistan Region

  In a bizarre diktat out of sync with modern-day ethos, the Jirga (religious assembly) in Gilgit Baltistan -- an eight-hour drive from the Pakistan capital -- has banned women from taking part in the coming assembly elections slated for June 8.

• Afghan assembly endorses troop deal, but President Hamid Karzai won't sign till polls

  Afghanistan's Loya Jirga (Council of Elders) has endorsed the troop deal with the US, but President Karzai insisted he will only sign it after presidential polls in April 2014.

• Loya Jirga assembly votes for US-Afghanistan security deal

  Afghanistan's Loya Jirga assembly voted on Sunday in favour of a crucial security deal with the United States, a deputy speaker said, a deal that would pave the way for U.S. troops to remain in the country after 2014.

• Afghan-US security pact will only be signed after elections: Hamid Karzai

  Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday that a possible security deal with the US would only be signed after presidential elections next year to assure Washington's cooperation in the war-torn nation's polls.

• Hamid Karzai says Barack Obama sent letter saying pact in Afghan interest

  Afghan President Hamid Karzai told an assembly of elders on Thursday that President Barack Obama had sent him a letter of assurance that a security pact between the two countries was in Afghanistan's best interest.

• Hamid Karzai says doesn't trust US, but needs security pact

  Afghan President Hamid Karzai told a meeting of tribal elders and political leaders on Thursday they should support a vital security pact with the United States, but acknowledged there was little trust between the two nations.

• US, Afghanistan agree on post 2014 military deal text

  US Secretary of State John Kerry has confirmed that America and Afghanistan have agreed to the language of a security deal post the withdrawal of combat troops by December 2014. The draft is being debated from today at a Loya Jirga (council of elders) in Kabul. If approved, it will have to be given the green signal by Afghanistan's Parliament and t...

• Pakistan women challenge men in first female Jirga

  When 16-year-old Tahira was murdered in a horrific acid attack last year, her poverty-stricken parents got no justice. Pakistan officials slammed the door in their faces and the police refused to listen.

• 'Jirga' formed to save Dilip Kumar's ancestral home in Pakistan

  Several civil society groups from Pakistan have formed a 'jirga' or council to work for the protection of Dilip Kumar's ancestral home in Peshawar.

• 4 women killed for dancing with men in Pak tribal area: Report

  Four women, condemned to death by a tribal jirga or council for dancing and singing with men at a wedding in northern Pakistan have been killed, TV news channels reported on Sunday.

• Rocket hits near major Afghan meeting: Officials

  The strike in Kabul, which was claimed by the Taliban, wounded one person but highlighted lingering security fears at the four-day loya jirga, which brings together around 2,000 elders from around the warring country.

• Taliban attack jirga, Karzai escapes unhurt

  Firing rockets and carrying out a suicide attack, the Taliban have made a failed bid to disrupt a conference of tribal leaders.