Tribal elders announce strikes in Fata

SHABQADAR: Tribal elders in the Bajaur tribal area on Tuesday reacted sharply to the Fata Reforms Committee’s report proposing a merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa after introducing ‘parallel and concurrent’ political, administrative, judicial and security reforms, as well as a massive reconstruction and rehabilitation programme.

Malak Abdul Aziz, Malak Sultan Zeb, Malak Hazrat Noor and others, while addressing a press conference at Khar, also announced launching a series of strikes to oppose the proposed merger.

They were of the opinion that K-P is an under-developed province and said a merger with the province will pile more miseries on Fata people. He also sought an elected and independent legislative council for the tribal areas that will decide the fate of Fata.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 21^st, 2016.