Islamabad: Several civil society groups and activists from Pakistan's northwest have formed a 'jirga' or council to work for the protection of Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar's ancestral home in Peshawar.
The civil society groups involved in the move include the Bangladesh, Bharat and Pakistan People's Forum, Karwan, Citizen for Clean Environment and Almi Pushto Congress. Journalists and columnists like Younas Qiyasi, Syed Bukhar
Shah and Nasir Hussain are also part of the jirga.
Addressing a news conference at Dilip Kumar's residence in Mohallah Khudadad today, Bangladesh, Bharat and Pakistan People's Forum chairman Shakeel Ahmad said the jirga was formed to save the heritage of Peshawar....
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Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have put on hold their plans to acquire Bollywood icon Dilip Kumar's ancestral home in Peshawar and preserve it as a national heritage site after several persons laid claim to the property. The government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province still intends to acquire the house but has adopted a "wait and watch" policy after several persons claimed the property on learning that authorities were willing to pay a sizeable... 
