Examples of 'jirga' in a sentence
Meaning of "jirga"
jirga (noun) - a council or meeting of elders in Afghanistan and Pakistan, at which decisions are made
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- A gathering of elders or leaders in Pakistan or Afghanistan, especially within a tribe.
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jirga
The meshrano jirga house of the elders.
It does not reflect poorly on the jirga.
The loya jirga writes a new constitution.
At the same day the jirga was closed.
Jirga has a mixed but mostly positive critical reception.
I went to where the jirga had been held.
The loya jirga tradition began hundreds of years ago.
We must build on the momentum the jirga has generated.
The emergency loya jirga is absolutely crucial for success.
The substantive results of the emergency loya jirga are as follows.
Is a second jirga needed to be called.
Female candidates to the constitutional loya jirga received threats.
The loya jirga will not take place in a security vacuum.
The success of the emergency loya jirga must be ensured.
The emergency loya jirga can be counted as a success for a number of reasons.
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The people have to accept the decision made by the jirga.
At the loya jirga held.
A jirga of appeals.
The constitution also lays down the composition of jirga in general.
A qawm is typically governed by a jirga or shura a council or assembly of elder males.
The jirga obliges every family or clan to provide a number of men to fight.
There is positive progress on the emergency loya jirga process to date.
However the leader of the jirga who ordered the murders remains at large.
The results of the first stage of preparing the loya jirga are encouraging.
Our peace jirga will address the common challenges we face in terrorism and extremism.
This imperative seems to have been recognized by the members of the loya jirga.
Peace Jirga sessions are to be convened on a rotational basis.
All that is having a negative effect on the preparations for a loya jirga.
This smaller jirga is meeting now in Islamabad.
We should remain vigilant even after the conclusion of the emergency loya jirga.
Wolesi Jirga must fulfil the following criteria.
Pakistan is assisting in such peace and reconciliation efforts through the joint jirga process.
The emergency loya jirga is a crucial milestone in the Bonn process.
The Pashtoons had their parliament in the loya jirga.
Khwendo Jirga organized a protest walk bringing visibility to the case.
Phase III will be the holding of the loya jirga itself.
The jirga holds the prestige of a court in the tribal areas of Pakistan.
Often the people solve their problems with Jirga system in villages.
The jirga results are presented to the DCO for information and record.
Variety of messages to promote the importance of the Loya Jirga to the country.
The loya jirga constitutes a pivotal test for the Bonn process.
A body should be entrusted with transitional power while the Loya Jirga was being convened.
Of seats in the Wolesi Jirga and the provincial councils are reserved for women.
Each province was given proportionate representation in the Wolesi Jirga according to its population.
The quorum of the Loya Jirga for voting is completed by the majority of members.
A constitution is to be prepared during the transitional period and ratified by a constitutional Loya Jirga.
Another major problem in Pakistan is the jirga system and political leadership in different provinces.
The Loya Jirga gave a particular opportunity to women to participate in the political process again.
This renewed relationship allowed the resumption of initiatives such as the Peace Jirga process.
The Wolesi Jirga was thus denied a quorum and was unable to adopt the electoral law.
