along with Afghanistan that is being crossed by the militants to enter Pakistan. The letter urged the government to regulate the entry of Afghans into Pakistan as well as the people of tribal areas into the settled areas.
It also suggested to develop a segregated land on the boundary between settled and tribal areas which is being patrolled by the Frontier Constabulary and give the police powers to take action in in case of hot pursuit of hardened criminals and militants.
“No significant response was given by the federal government to the three letters,” a senior official told The News.“Chief Minister Parvez Khattak wrote to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the issue of recruiting tribal youth but nothing significant has happened since then. Also, a meeting of the provincial government authorities was held regarding the non-custom paid vehicles but the progress in the case is slow,” said the source.
Owing to the poor governance and lack of administrative and legal reforms, Fata has become an administrative black hole whose native population feels isolated and marginalised.“Unfortunately, instead of introducing the much-needed administrative and legal reforms, the state machinery has so far been relying on a fire-fighting approach for addressing the issues confronting the tribal areas,” said the source.
The source added there was a dire need for understanding the issues and factors leading to the turbulence in Fata and addressing these by adopting solution oriented approach.Ironically, in the past no serious effort was made to identify the underlying currents and issues of Fata and proposing practical and result oriented solutions.
“On the issue of recruitment of the tribal youth into the police force, the KP chief minister has written a letter to the prime minister. There is nothing in my knowledge about the response of other letters in which the issues of Fata were taken up,” Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nasir Khan Durrani told The News when approached.