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The Waziristan Accord (or North Waziristan Accord) was an agreement between the government of Pakistan and tribals, resident in the Waziristan area to mutually cease hostilities in North Waziristan (a district in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas adjacent to Afghanistan). Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and North Waziristan ( Urdu: شمالی وزیرستان is the northern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan The Federally Administered Tribal Areas ( FATA) in Pakistan are areas outside the four provinces bordering Afghanistan, comprising a region Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The agreement was signed on September 5, 2006 in the North Waziristan town of Miranshah. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Miranshah ( Urdu: میران شاہ is a town in North Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA in Pakistan. The agreement effectively ended the Waziristan War, fought between the Pakistani military and rebels in the border region with ties to the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. The War in North-West Pakistan is an armed conflict between the Pakistani Army and Islamist militants made up by local tribesmen the Taliban and foreign extremists The Pakistan Army ( Urdu:) is the largest branch of the Pakistan military, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders the security of administered The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The However, recent attacks by the pro-Taliban militants suggest that the truce has been broken by the militants who attacked and killed 50 Pakistanis including soldiers and police. [1] The attacks are also believed to have been as a retaliation for the Red Mosque attacks by Pakistan Army.

Initial reports characterized the accord as an agreement with the Taliban. However, the Government of Pakistan has strenuously denied that the Taliban were party to the accord, nor that the accord is a deal with the Taliban. The Government of Pakistan ( Urdu: حکومتِ پاکستان uses a federal parliamentary system with a President as the Head of State and an indirectly-elected News sources continue to report that the Taliban fighters exert significant and perhaps dominant control over the area, and were the main force behind the peace agreement (see Islamic State of Waziristan). The Islamic Emirate of Waziristan (اسلامی امارات وزیرستان also known as the Islamic Republic of Waziristan, is a rebel organization in Waziristan Voice of America reports, for instance, that the pact received the blessing of Mullah Omar, the former leader of the Islamic State of Afghanistan[1]. Voice of America ( VOA) is the official external radio and Television broadcasting service of the United States federal government. Mullah Mohammed Omar ( Pashto: ملا محمد عمر (born c The Islamic State of Afghanistan was the name given to the nation of Afghanistan during the rule of the United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan

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Details of the accord

The accord consists of 16 clauses and 4 sub-clauses. The major points include:[2]

Perspectives on the accord

Mood in Pakistan

Some Islamabad-based observers view the truce accord as a prelude to hot pursuit chases of mujahideen into Pakistan by NATO forces operating in Afghanistan. |name = Islamabad|native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Capital City |total_type A Mujahid (Arabic ar مجاهد, literally "struggler" is a Muslim involved in a Jihad, id est fighting in a war or The North Atlantic Treaty They view it as a defeat for the principle of territorial integrity of Pakistan. [3]

Pervez Musharraf has said,"This treaty is not to deal with the Taliban. It is actually to fight the Taliban. "[4] Former Pakistan cricket captain and leader of a political party, Imran Khan stated "Waziristan has been a disaster; there’s been a disgraceful withdrawal from there. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The Pakistan Army has been defeated"[5]

Comments by Afghanistan's Foreign Minister

Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta said the peace accord in North Waziristan is insufficient. Dr Rangin Dadfar Spanta (born 1954 in Herat) is the Foreign minister of Afghanistan. He commented to the BBC:[6]

"I believe this is a cardinal mistake to believe that Waziristan is the only centre of terrorist activity. The British Broadcasting Company Ltd was a British commercial company formed on 18 October 1922 by British and American electrical companies doing business in the United I think it is [in] a lot of other places in our region and a lot of organisations and also madrassas [religious schools], that they are the centre of terrorist activity. "Madrasa" and "Medrese" redirect here For the village in Azerbaijan see Mədrəsə. "

From the White House

White House spokesman Tony Snow, commenting on September 7, 2006, said that Islamabad had given the US assurances that the ceasefire accord would not undermine the hunt for Osama bin Laden and the agreement was aimed at combating extremism. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Robert Anthony Snow ( June 1 1955 – July 12 2008) was an American Political commentator, Television news Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. |name = Islamabad|native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Capital City |total_type Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March [7]

From the Taliban

Commenting immediately after the accord, Abdullah Farhad, a local Taliban spokesman, said there were no foreign fighters in the area, and if there were, the Government should have provided evidence of their existence. The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately [2]

Views from third parties

The deal has been severely criticized in the western press with one editorial describing it as "the terms of surrender by Pakistan to the Taliban and al Qaeda". [8] Another column termed it as an "unconditional surrender of Waziristan" by Pakistan, adding that the deal is "a boon to the terrorists and a humiliation for the Pakistani government. "[9] Some other newspapers have commented that the deal is a "short-term defeat" that risked the wrath of its US allies to secure "long-term strategic gains"; and quoted a retired Pakistan general as saying it was a "tactical retreat". For other meanings see Withdrawal (disambiguation. A withdrawal is a type of Military operation, generally meaning retreating [10]

An "Islamic State of Waziristan"?

Main article: Islamic State of Waziristan

Some commentators have used this name as descriptive of de facto recognition from the Government of Pakistan as a result of the accord. The Islamic Emirate of Waziristan (اسلامی امارات وزیرستان also known as the Islamic Republic of Waziristan, is a rebel organization in Waziristan

References

  1. ^ US Seeks to Heal Rift Between Key Anti-Terror Allies 26 September 2006
  2. ^ a b Gul, Pazir. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "Waziristan accord signed", Dawn, 2006-09-06. Dawn is Pakistan 's oldest best known and most widely-read English-language newspaper Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Retrieved on 2006-09-19. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I.  
  3. ^ Shahzad, Syed Saleem. "The knife at Pakistan's throat", Asia Times Online, 2006-09-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Retrieved on 2006-09-12. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the  
  4. ^ President Bush and President Musharraf of Pakistan Participate in Press Availability 22 September 2006
  5. ^ Imran Khan: Musharraf is Bush's poodle September 08, 2006 Times Now
  6. ^ "Pakistan 'Taleban' in peace deal", BBC, 2006-09-05. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. TIMES NOW is a 24X7 English Television News channel Uplinked out of Mumbai in India Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Retrieved on 2006-09-19. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I.  
  7. ^ "Pakistan vows to help crush Taliban", The Age, 2006-09-07. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Retrieved on 2006-09-07. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece.  
  8. ^ A battle lost By Tony Blankley The Washington Times September 27, 2006
  9. ^ Pakistan Surrenders, The Taliban control the border with Afghanistan by Daveed Gartenstein-Ross & Bill Roggio - The Weekly Standard Busin 10/02/2006, Volume 012, Issue 03
  10. ^ Pakistan gives in to tribesmen
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