(MENAFN- Tribal News Network) WANA: The participants of ‘Yao Maseed' (United Mehsuds) sit-in from South Waziristan tribal district have decided to further toughen their stance after no interest shown by the government for resolution of their problems despite 40 days of protest.
The people of South Waziristan are staging a sit-in in Tank against no survey of damaged houses and properties and non-payment of compensation for the last 40 days. The protesters said the tribesmen will continue boycott of polio vaccination campaigns in South Waziristan, other tribal districts, settled districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as well as in Karachi until their demands about the survey of damages and compensation and transfer of the serving deputy commissioner of South Waziristan are not accepted.
The sit-in participants alleged that the district administration, particularly the deputy commissioner, instead of resolving their problems, were further complicating their problems. They said the deputy commissioner has not called a meeting of the steering committee due to which the survey of damages is delayed. The protesters said the people of Mehsud tribe are fully supporting them for their demands and they will also not vaccinate their children till the demands are accepted.
They also made it clear that the next time no talks will be held in any political compound or government office. They said if any government official wants to talk with them then he would have to come to the protest camp. Tribesmen use the threat of polio vaccination boycott from time to time to pursue their political demands. However, this time, a threat has been made about vaccination boycott in the mega city of Karachi. If the threat is implemented, then vaccination efforts in the mega city may suffer a set back and lead to further problems in the country which is already struggling to contain poliovirus.
Apparently taking inspiration from Yao Maseed sit-in, the people of South Waziristan tribal district affected from militancy and military operations have also initiated a sit-in in favor of their demands outside the Frontier Corps (FC) Camp in Wana. A large number of tribal elders and political activists are joining the sit-in titled 'Yao Wazir' which means the Wazir tribesmen are united for their rights.
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