Srarogha Peace Agreement

• Country/entity

  Pakistan
  Taliban
  
• Region

  Asia and Pacific
  Cross-regional
  
• Agreement name

  Srarogha Peace Agreement
• Date

  7 Feb 2005
• Agreement status

  Unilateral document
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( India-Pakistan Conflict (1947 - ) and the Pakistani Taliban (2001 - ) )
• Stage

  Implementation/renegotiation
• Conflict nature

  Government/territory
• Peace process

  Pakistan-Taliban process
• Parties

  Baitullah Mehsud [Commander of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan];
  21-member tribal committee and members of Jirga Mehsud Tribe; South Waziristan Agency.
• Third parties

  -
• Description

  Short agreement extending Shakai Agreement principles to the Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud, forbidding the shelter and aid of foreign fighters, and providing for a hiatus on targeting government representatives and buildings in exchange for amnesty. The agreement is unilateral reflecting a cross Tribe agreement to accept the government's proposed terms.

• Agreement document

  PK_050207_Sra Rogha Agreement btw the Tribe Mehsud and the Government of Pakistan.pdf | Download PDF
• Agreement document (original language)

  PK_050207_Sra Rogha Agreement_UR.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

In the name of Allah who is the most beneficent and the most merciful(1)

Agreement

Between the Tribe Mehsud and the Government of Pakistan

As Baitullah and his allies have come to an agreement with the 21-member committee formed by the Mehsud tribe, the Mehsud tribe agrees to the following:

Baitullah and his allies will neither shelter nor assist any foreign militant in their territory.

Baitullah and his allies will neither open fire on government functionaries from their territory nor target government installations.

Hence, they will not pose an obstacle to any

development project.

Baitullah and his allies will be exempted from any legal proceedings that were required against them in the past in government’s opinion.

However, if any member or members of the group are found to be involved in sabotage or related activities in the future, they would be dealt with in accordance with the prevailing laws of FATA(2) and if they are found in Mehsud territory, Mehsud tribe will be bound to hand them over to the government.

Mehsud Tribe also agrees that if any person or a group unrelated to Baitullah’s group is found suspect or guilty in Mehsud territory then the tribe will fulfill its legal obligation following its custom and hand them over to the government.

The government would have the right to take legal action according to the FCR(3).

The political administration and the Tribe through mutual consultation and according to the prevailing conditions will try to solve together all unresolved issues that may arise in the future and that are not explicitly discussed in this agreement.

God forbid, in case of violation of this agreement, the local government has the right to proceed in accordance with the existing laws.

Baitullah

21-member tribal committee and members of Jirga(4) Mehsud Tribe (conglomerate) South Waziristan Agency

Date:

7th February, 2005.

[Non-Official Translation by Aurangzeb Haneef]

(1) In original document, this invocation was replaced by its numerical value of Arabic letters.

i.e. 786, and it is a common means of opening in document.

(2) Federally Administered Tribal Areas

(3) Frontier Crimes Regulations

(4) Traditional assembly of tribal elders for decision making through consensus.