91.   One tribal elder, Mohammad Alam, welcomed the aid and said his people would continue to allow Pakistani authorities into Kurram.

92.   Previously only tribal elders had the right to vote for eight members to the National Assembly, the powerful lower house of Parliament.

93.   Rebuffed by tribal elders refusing to accept him as governor, he moved Wednesday to try to take the town by force.

94.   Rebuffed by tribal elders refusing to accept him as governor, he moved Wednesday to try to take Gardez by force.

95.   Shah will preside over a council of tribal elders that is to help determine the shape of a permament system of government.

96.   Security forces have detained several members of the Bani Dhabyan tribe in an apparent bid to gain leverage with the tribal elders.

97.   Shah will preside over a council of tribal elders that is to help determine the shape of a permanent system of government.

98.   Sitting in hammocks strung across a large hut made of sugarcane and straw, the tribal elders trade centuries-old tales passed down to them by their ancestors.

99.   The authorities say they have warned tribal elders to hand over anyone dealing in drugs or risk having their homes bulldozed.

100.   The Belgians were handed over to tribal elders and police officers in the northern province of Jawf, police officers said on condition of anonymity.