Peshawar, Pakistan, Sept 25, SPA -- Pakistan's Prime Ministerannounced on Saturday the lifting of economic sanctions ina tense tribal region near Afghanistan to win its help intracking down foreign militants and those who shelter them. "We are lifting these economic sanctions for developmentin South Waziristan," Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said ina meeting Saturday with more than 500 elders from varioustribes in the northwestern city of Peshawar. "We hope youwill help us in evicting foreign elements." The sanctions, including the closure of shops andimpounding of vehicles, were imposed in South Waziristanthis year to punish tribesmen for failing to evictsuspected foreign terrorists from their areas.--SPA1453 Local Time 1153 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/204841