President to meet Balochistan Grand Jirga

QUETTA—Grand Jirga consisting of Balochistan Baloch and Pushtoon Sardars and tribal elders would be held in the federal capital on November 8 which would be chaired by President Musharraf.
According to reliable sources, the aim of holding the grand jirga is to review the political and tribal situation in Balochistan and to take the Baloch and Pushtoon Sardars, tribal elders into confidence so that their opinion could be included in the development process of Balochistan province.
Contacts have been started at the government level with Baloch and Pashtoon sardars and tribal elders for materializing the holding of the grand jirga.
However Nawab Khair Baksh Mari, Sardar Atta ullah Mangal and sons of Nawab Akbar Bugti have not been invited. Governor Balochistan Owais Ghani and Chief Minister Jam Yousaf would also be present on the occasion. Sources told that efforts would be made for a Waziristan like peace agreement for elimination of miscreants from the province.—Agencies