ISLAMABAD: Ameer Jamat-e-Islami Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter, Senator
Professor Ibrahim has said President Asif Ali Zardari by signing the
FATA and PATA Regulations actually issued the decree of death of 15
million people living in the federally and provincially administered
tribal areas.
Addressing a press conference here on Friday, the
Senator asked the president to withdraw the regulations otherwise
President, PM, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Houses, CM and Governor Houses would
be encircled in the head of protest.
The two regulations, which
are almost identical, have been given effect from February 1, 2008, to
provide legal framework to the military operations conducted in the
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Provincially
Administered Tribal Areas (PATA).
Under the aforementioned
regulations, the army operations were not only given legal protection
but also handed over extensive powers to army, he added. Professor
Ibrahim further stated that in fact the regulations protected the
illegal activities of army in Malakand Division and tribal areas. He
said that under the regulations no one even prayer-leader would be
consider if anyone talk against the army operation.
The bill
would also be challenged in the apex court, said provincial head of the
party adding that the so-called democratic government, led by Pakistan
People’s Party and Awami National Party, by promulgating the law had
committed a serious crime against the people of the country.
He urged the president to withdraw from the regulations as these are clear violations of fundamental human rights.
Furthermore
the JI leader also condemned the statement of Rehman Malik in which he
had stated that Tablighi missionary centre in Raiwaind is the breeding
ground of extremism and terrorism in Pakistan as the centre has a major
role in brainwashing the extremists.
He clarified that no terrorist’s links with JI has been proved thus far, adding that Malik should think before uttering words. Online
