Governor Warned: FATA tribunal inductions anger lawyers

FATA Lawyers Forum rejected the induction of non- tribal officials in FATA Tribunal.

PESHAWAR: FATA Lawyers Forum (FLF) on Tuesday rejected the induction of non- tribal officials in FATA Tribunal and warned to launch a ‘Governor Removal Movement’ if the decision of inducting non-tribal people was not reviewed within 15 days. Ijaz Mohmand, President of FLF, told a press conference here that through induction of non-tribal people in the Fata tribunal, Supreme Court orders which had imposed ban on the induction of retired officers will be violated. He said that lawyers from FATA had time and again requested the Governor that qualified people from Fata should be appointed as officials in the tribunal but these requests had been ignored. The FLF lawyers demanded of Governor Barrister Masud Kausar to review his decision and appoint officials from FATA within 15 days, failing which, they will be compelled to launch agitation against him.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 1^st, 2012.