A grand jirga of 286 tribal elders called for the reinstatement of the 2006 North Waziristan Accord. Nine Pakistanis were killed and 36 wounded in violence one day before elections. The death toll in the Feb. 16 suicide attack in Parachinar, Kurram rose to 47 as polls in the city were canceled. Baitullah Mehsud planned and financed the asassination of Benazir Bhutto, investigators say.
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