Alliance wants own recommendations in Fata reforms

PESHWAR: The Fata Political Alliance on Tuesday urged the government to do away with the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) and include its recommendations in the proposed reforms or else they would launch a protest campaign.

Speaking at a press conference here, president of the alliance Nisar Mohmand alleged that a handful of beneficiaries of Frontier Crimes Regulation, who were getting perks and privileges under the law, have become active to fail the reforms.

“Some vested interests are active to create doubts about the proposed reforms so that they could continue to receive perks and privileges under the FCR,” healleged.

Flanked by Iqbal Afridi of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Zar Noor Afridi of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Latif Afridi and others, he said FCR was a draconian law which was introduced to suppress tribespeople.

He said the Fata Political Alliance had formed a committee to study the report of the Fata Reforms Committee and after that they would decide their future course of action.

Presenting a charter of demands, he asked for abolishing Article-247, extension of the write of Constitution of Pakistan and higher judiciary to Fata and merger of tribal areas into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.