PESHAWAR –Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra on Friday said that no decision about future status of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) would be imposed on tribal people.
Talking to a delegation of Utmankhel tribe of North Waziristan led by Khan Marjan Khan here at the Governor’s House, he said that all the stakeholders would be consulted before going for shaping up future of the tribal areas. The entire nation look at the sacrifices of the tribesmen for the integrity and solidarity of Pakistan with honour and dignity and now the time has come to take effective measure for their wellbeing.
He said that the government was taking steps for bringing the tribal people into national mainstream, dignified return of TDP’s and rehabilitation of the affected families.The peace has restored including in FATA due to successful launching of the Zarb-e-Azab military operation while the process of repatriating displaced persons was smoothly going on.
The governor said that the dignified return of the displaced persons of North Waziristan and their rehabilitation was top priority of the government. He said that massive reforms were on cards in accordance with the aspirations of the tribal people for bringing improvement in their socio-economic life. He also heard problems of the delegation and assured his cooperation to address the issues.
