ISLAMABAD: Livid Members belonging to FATA on Wednesday demanded
government to withdraw FATA and PATA regulations terming it barbaric.
Prime
Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani in his statement at the NA on
Wednesday again assured the members that government will chalk out
their differences.
Earlier, FATA Members under the vibrant
leadership of Munir Orakzai has rejected the newly promulgated
regulation for tribal areas, terming it more dangerous for tribesmen
than Frontier Crimes Regulation.
Other Members said that it
would have disastrous effects on the country as people would have to
face whatever fine or punishment was awarded to them by the
administration.
They opine that the tribal people were already
grinding under the yoke of FCR but another black law was promulgated to
increase their problems.
They told NA that we have serious and
justified reservations as government didn’t take any local
representative in confidence on the issuance of the regulation.
Prime
Minister Gilani told them that FATA and PATA Regulations were issued
due to deteriorating law and order situation as present terrorists used
to attack security forces and local civilians which prompted government
to issue the order. Online
