Swat: Negotiations between District Administration and the area leaders concluded after a twenty-four hour protest.
The funeral prayer of the driver martyred in a brutal attack on a school van by unidentified gunmen was finally offered.
The locals of the Swat valley refused to bury the deadbody of the deceased until the assassin was arrested and charged. A negotiation team headed by Additional Deputy Commissioner Swat, Sohail Khan, held discussions with the family of the deceased and the jirga leaders.
The negotiations between the authorities and the jirga leaders finally came to a conclusion. It has been decided that the affected family of the martyr will be given maximum compensation for their loss by the government. The government also took the responsibility of the children of the deceased.
Moreover, the family of the deceased will also be provided with job opportunities. The affected family and the jirga leaders will be informed about the progress of the investigation in the case.
The sit-in ended after the successful negotiations. The funeral prayer of the martyr was performed 36 hours later after his demise.