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09-24-2016, 03:17 AM
PESHAWAR: Tribal elders from Khyber Agency on Friday rejected the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Addressing a news conference at the Peshawar Press Club, Bazar Gul Afridi, president of Khyber Union, demanded the constitution of an independent and elected Fata legislative council to decide the future of the entire tribal region.
They said the merger of Fata into KP was unacceptable to tribal people and demanded a council to make legislation according to social, political situation and traditions of the tribal region. Flanked by Murad Saqi, Gul Maan Shah, Haji Zargoon Shah, Maskeen Shah, Gul Nazar, Shah Nawaz, Dr Syed Anwar and others, he said the reforms package an**unced by the government was contrary to tribal customs and traditions.
The tribal elders called for abolition of the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) along with ending the power of the political agents. He opposed the extension of jurisdiction of Supreme Court and high courts to Fata.He said all disputes in Fata can only be resolved through traditional tribal jirga.
Bazar Gul demanded the inclusion of Fata in the next National Finance Commission (NFC) award, along with an**uncement of a hefty financial package of Rs100billion. He called for rehabilitation and reconstruction of damaged education and health infrastructure, other mega development projects and local bodies’ elections in Fata.
“A compensation package of Rs2million for completely destroyed, and Rs1million for partially damage houses should be an**unced,” he said. He asked the government to exempt tribal region from all kinds of taxes, besides complete abolishment of Customs Act in Fata.
He stressed the need for provision of due share to Fata in the multi-billion dollars China-Pakistan Eco**mic Corridor (CPEC) project. Murad Sakhi said the tribal people had already suffered due to the FCR and prolonged war against terrorism, and said that such decisions should be taken, which could be viable to implement in Fata.
The tribal elder said the government had received billion of rupees in the name of Fata, but didn’t utilise the money properly for development of the region. He said an independent Fata council can only bring about change and development in Fata. “The decisions taken to please political parties will **t change the destiny of the tribal people,” he added.
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They said the merger of Fata into KP was unacceptable to tribal people and demanded a council to make legislation according to social, political situation and traditions of the tribal region. Flanked by Murad Saqi, Gul Maan Shah, Haji Zargoon Shah, Maskeen Shah, Gul Nazar, Shah Nawaz, Dr Syed Anwar and others, he said the reforms package an**unced by the government was contrary to tribal customs and traditions.
The tribal elders called for abolition of the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) along with ending the power of the political agents. He opposed the extension of jurisdiction of Supreme Court and high courts to Fata.He said all disputes in Fata can only be resolved through traditional tribal jirga.
Bazar Gul demanded the inclusion of Fata in the next National Finance Commission (NFC) award, along with an**uncement of a hefty financial package of Rs100billion. He called for rehabilitation and reconstruction of damaged education and health infrastructure, other mega development projects and local bodies’ elections in Fata.
“A compensation package of Rs2million for completely destroyed, and Rs1million for partially damage houses should be an**unced,” he said. He asked the government to exempt tribal region from all kinds of taxes, besides complete abolishment of Customs Act in Fata.
He stressed the need for provision of due share to Fata in the multi-billion dollars China-Pakistan Eco**mic Corridor (CPEC) project. Murad Sakhi said the tribal people had already suffered due to the FCR and prolonged war against terrorism, and said that such decisions should be taken, which could be viable to implement in Fata.
The tribal elder said the government had received billion of rupees in the name of Fata, but didn’t utilise the money properly for development of the region. He said an independent Fata council can only bring about change and development in Fata. “The decisions taken to please political parties will **t change the destiny of the tribal people,” he added.
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