"مجلد I مذكرات بخصوص بلاد فارس والمنطقة الحدودية الشمالية الغربية. ١٩٠٥." [و‎‎١‎٣‎٥] (٣١٠/٢٧٤)

successful baramta on Khostwals and Jajis
(see above) when they came across the survey
party and attacked it. After the attack, Isan
Gul joined the Governor of Khost, who was
touring on the Wazir and Khost border.
On the 5th October, a gang of Khostwals
attempting to enter the village of Tangai was
surprised by the villagers, who shot two of
them.
Through the intervention of the Awidarra
Khel section of the Para Chamkannis, the
women and children carried off from Mahmud
Killi by Para Chamkanni raiders (see Journal
for August) were restored on the 11th October.
On the other hand, two Hindus of the village
of Zeran were carried off by Para Chamkannis
about the 10th October and held to ransom.
The demands on the Para Chamkannis for
reparation for the raids on the Samir and
Mahmud Killi villages, and other offences,
(see last few Journals) were met by promises
and assurances, but the Maliks made no com
bined effort to bring pressure on the recal
citrant members of the tribe. The Awidarra
Khel alone seemed anxious to make their
peace, but as it was not possible to deal with
this section by itself, and the Mirza Khel and
Hajji Khel continued obdurate, a successful
baramta was made on the tribe on the 23rd
October, which resulted in the capture of 200
men, many of whom were relatives of the
culprits concerned in recent offences. The
most important of the men captured will be
retained as hostages, the others being released
on payment of a proportionate share of the
fine assessed against the tribe.
Waziristan .—It is believed that the attack
on the Militia near Spin Khaisora (see last
Journal) was instigated by the Malang Fakir,
who was desirous of giving some signal proof
of his hostility to Government; while it seems
clear that the Kazha Madda Khel allowed
the raiders to pass through their country
without hindrance, and that some of them
actually joined the gang. Efforts are being
made to recover the stolen rifles by bringing
pressure to bear on the Madda Khels, as well
as on the Kabul Khels, who are constantly
passing through the lochi.
The Wazirs, who had growm careless in
the fancied security due to the peace which
the Mulla Powindah patched up between them
and the Mahsuds, allowed their flocks to graze
near Sen Tangi in the Khaisora with only a
few shepherds in charge. The result was
a successful raid by Jalal Khel and Shabi
Khel Mahsuds, who killed eight of the
shepherds and carried off several thousand
sheep. The Mulla Powindah, who was
appealed to, endeavoured to settle the matter
by setting off the incident against previous