Overview
- The gathering in Peshawar on March 31 is being organized by Aspire Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Qaumi Islahi Tehreek.
- Organizers say attendees will include political leaders, tribal elders, religious scholars, civil society members, business figures and media from both sides of the border.
- The forum will seek a joint declaration that supports peace, sets out trust‑building steps and urges formal talks, with the document sent to both governments.
- Backers of the effort say participants will call for an immediate ceasefire and de‑escalation following recent cross‑border violence and Pakistan’s Operation Ghazab lil‑Haq.
- Further jirgas are planned in Quetta and other regions to widen support, drawing on shared Pashtun cultural ties and long refugee links to keep pressure on official diplomacy.