Tribesmen oppose FATA merger plan
Tribal elders railed against the federal government on Sunday for approving the FATA's merger with K-P
Tribal elders at FATA. PHOTO: FILE
LANDI KOTAL:
Tribal elders railed against the federal government on Sunday for approving the Federally Administered Tribal Areas’ merger with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa while drawing up plans for protests against the move.
Federal cabinet approves FATA’s merger with K-P, repeal of FCR
The decision to organise the protests will be taken after a meeting with JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman on March 11 in Peshawar, members of a grand Jirga said. Tribesmen from the seven tribal agencies constituting Fata met in Hayatabad on Sunday.
“The government has imposed a decision on the masses of Fata without their consultation or holding a referendum in the agencies. Such a decision of a few people from the majority is not democratic and we oppose any such act of the federal government,” the Jirga stated in a unanimous resolution.
JUI-F hits out at gradual merger of Fata with K-P
The resolution also said tribal elders and political groupings would also meet with the JUI-F chief in Peshawar. The Jirga also agreed in principle to hold a rally each day in the headquarters of each agency to register their protest against the decision.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 6th, 2017.
Tribal elders railed against the federal government on Sunday for approving the Federally Administered Tribal Areas’ merger with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa while drawing up plans for protests against the move.
Federal cabinet approves FATA’s merger with K-P, repeal of FCR
The decision to organise the protests will be taken after a meeting with JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman on March 11 in Peshawar, members of a grand Jirga said. Tribesmen from the seven tribal agencies constituting Fata met in Hayatabad on Sunday.
“The government has imposed a decision on the masses of Fata without their consultation or holding a referendum in the agencies. Such a decision of a few people from the majority is not democratic and we oppose any such act of the federal government,” the Jirga stated in a unanimous resolution.
JUI-F hits out at gradual merger of Fata with K-P
The resolution also said tribal elders and political groupings would also meet with the JUI-F chief in Peshawar. The Jirga also agreed in principle to hold a rally each day in the headquarters of each agency to register their protest against the decision.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 6th, 2017.