Truce accord announced last week between the battling tribals and Pakistan security forces has evaporated in to thin air and US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Visit in Pakistan and Afghanistan has given it totally new dimension.

The Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri in a joint Press conference with US official Condoleezza Rice announced positioning of 10,000 more troops in the region. Pakistan has 90,000 troops in the area, which were non-existent before September 11, 2001 and since, and then has handed over 700 Muslims on various charges to US.

Condoleezza Rice Visit to Pakistan and Afghanistan after the truce accord announced by the tribals earlier this week has been termed as a sabotaging tactics employed by the US government who wants a continued presence in the war torn region.

Maulana Fazalur Rehman leader of opposition in Pakistan National Assembly and member of Mutahidda Majlise Amal (alliance of religious parties) has said the US official visit is undertaken as US doesn’t want peace in the region and Condoleezza Rice visit at this time depicts that US government wants to pressurize Pakistan government for keeping its presence in the region which is under constant war after the October 7, 2001 attack of the US forces.

“Pakistan has accepted the pressure and stationing of 10,000 troops is an evidence that truce by the local tribesmen in good faith is not accepted.”

The politician warned that this disregard to the accord can lead to more blood shed which US wants added with heightening of friction between Pakistan and Afghanistan governments. The accord between the local tribesmen and the North West Frontier Province Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai was viewed by masses in Pakistan as a relief as there will be respite for the people who faced shelling and gunfire each day.

The tribals in North Waziristan asked for the removal for the troops and the pickets that have erected in the area added with release of the prisoners and opening up of the shops so that life can come back to normalcy during the month.

The NWFP Governor Aurakzai also appreciated the truce but never give details as what government will do in maintaining that.

The accord that was announced Sunday took a twisted turn on Monday when seven troop were killed when a driver rammed his pickup in to the picket also killing himself. The local tribesman branded as Pakistan Taleban who are against the Pakistan troops presence claimed no responsibility of the incident but later a person claiming to be Abdullah Farhad representing Taleban took the responsibility.

The incident is an eye opener as local masses facing the barrage of gunfire from armed forces announced the truce and it stands nowhere with Condoleezza Rice visit positioning of 10,000 more troops and ongoing war of words between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The solution everyone says is calling the Grand Tribal Council ‘Jirga’ but fact of the matter is that those who want to be a part of it are reluctant to hold it as divide and rule is the name of the game and with it there are benefits attached for all the power brokers controlling the scenario. The ongoing friction between two key US allies Pakistan and Afghanistan is viewed to be part of a great plan for which is aimed at continued US presence in the region for the gains.