Taliban drown our values in sea of blood, say political leaders from

Hundreds of political leaders and chiefs from the Pashtun tribes inhabiting Pakistan's border with Afghanistan have for the first time held a peace jirga, or tribal council, demanding an end to Taliban violence. "Around the world we are accused of being terrorists, but tolerance is in our blood. We demand all the world respect our values, culture and the dignity of our people," said Mehmood Khan Achakzai, the leader of a moderate Pashtun party in Balochistan.