"مجلد I مذكرات بخصوص بلاد فارس والمنطقة الحدودية الشمالية الغربية. ١٩٠٥." [ظ‎‎١‎٠‎١] (٣١٠/٢٠٧)

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waiting an opportunity of raiding British
territory.
The Anai Zakka Khels have fallen out
amongst themselves over the surrender to the
Political Odicer, Khyber, of Zamir, Amal
Shah, and Sher Ahmad (see Journals for
January and March), and the relations of
the prisoners are threatening vengeance upon
the leading Anai elders. The tribe intend to
send a large jirga to the Political Agent at
Landi Kotal to ask for the release of the
prisoners, but this will not be allowed, unless
some really satisfactory arrangement can be
come to regarding Multan and other Afridi
refugees at Hazarnao.
The efforts of the Tirah Mullas to punish
the Afridis who assisted Government in the
settlement of the Darshi Khel raid case have
so far been singularly unsuccessful. The
Aka Khel Mulla and the Sultan Khel
Akhundzada sent a message to Arbab, the
Sepah elder who shot the outlaw, Turai (see last
Journal), to the effect that they had decided to
burn his village and to levy a fine of Rs. 1,000
for the murder, and Rs. 400 for the rifle looted
from the Matanni post, which Turai had with
him when shot. Arbab replied that he would
pay no fine, and that the Mulla’s lashkar could
burn his village if they liked; but if they did so,
he would devote the rest of his life to kill
ing Mullas. Later the lashkars went to punish
Arbab, and the Mullas called upon the Sepah
Malik to give him up for punishment. The
Malik, who had promised the Political Agent
that he would resist the lashkar, replied that
the killing of Turai concerned the Sepah alone,
and that he would allow no outside inter
ference in his tribe. The Mullas then came
to the Malik’s fort, and the Malik and his men
opened fire on them and drove them off in con
fusion. This is the first time that a “ Mullai
lashkar ” has ever been openly opposed, and the
incident has caused great excitement in Tirah.
Alam Khan, Malikdin Khel, father-in-
law (and bitter enemy) of Malik Yar Muham
mad Khan, Khan Bahadur, who has been in
Kabul for more than a year, has returned to
Maidan. He has brought"with him Rs. 4,000
in cash, and states that he has been granted an
allowance of Rs. 2,000 per annum by the
Amir. He has given out in Maidan that he
has brought letters from the Amir to the lead
ing Afridi elders, inviting all the Afridis to go
to Kabul, where they will be liberally enter
tained. He is, with the assistance of the
Mullas and Kazis of Maidan, making out lists
of all men, whose allowances have been cut
on account of their visit to Kabul last year,
and is assuring them that, if they will visit
Kabul, the Amir will pay each man four times
as much as he has lost, in addition to giving-
expenses for the journey and entertainment