**tribal Ways (Tora*of Zeri Noor) Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

There were many people who came from other parts of the hills they were tribal people of somewhat mean nature they were promised a chunk of land if captured from another tribe zeli khel who comprise half the population of the wazir major tribe their elders feeding on meat and rice with oil and milk for a war with the other tribe the khojal khel tribe would gather in the great open space in front of the middle school where they would dance holding their daggers in the air those who had come to help them their guns were not the popular three naught three but thirty six the colors of their kamarbands were too red being made of fresh hard hides there used to be a dozen guests on every household who would feed them with lambs and wash their clothes this was an army called to defeat the other tribe after power politics was over the inhabitants of dabkot got rid of the curse there were small skirmishes on the front line few casualties and injured this was a tribal affair for a piece of land the whole affair was detestable to the common sense which never prevailed this happened few decades ago

Tora-expedition
Zeri Noor-name of a place
30/4/2009