WORLD NEWS | Tribal communities face chaos, confusion since FATA-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa merger: Report

Islamabad [Pakistan]March 23 (ANI): Tribal communities in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are facing a lot of trouble since their merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) four years ago, Pakistan Military Observer reported. .

Tribal communities are facing chaos and chaos, being forced to make a living against their will. The past four years have been daily torture for them, as Pakistan decided in 2018 under its 25th Amendment to merge FATA with KPK in order to reform at the government’s convenience and bring it under constitutional jurisdiction.

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The public strongly opposed the decision. A movement to overturn the merger is brewing rapidly, despite strict measures to clamp down on activists. While the establishment has warned of dire consequences for those fueling the movements, as local civilians, elders from the Jirghis and influential local leaders join the push to overthrow the campaign, Pakistan Military Observer reported. The battle for the KPK-FATA merger, a movement that is growing stronger.

Leaders of the movement include the Pashtun National Liberation Movement (PTM), FATA Grand Alliance and Mohmand Grand Jirga, among others.

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As Pakistan looks to tighten their grip on them, it is suspected that there is a larger agenda at play. According to the Pakistan Military Observer, they fear becoming another helpless vassal of Pakistan, like Gilgit-Baltistan or Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

The Pakistani government has forgotten all the promises made to the people of FATA before the relocation, such as allocating development funds, education budget, improving living conditions, etc.

In addition, land disputes have transformed civil cases into criminal cases in contrast to the tribal system; decisions made provide quick redress and are in line with local customs. Locals prefer the jirga to the judiciary.

There are multiple claims to a piece of land. And since there are no land records, courts cannot resolve such disputes. According to the Pakistan Military Observer, people did not know who to turn to for help.

The literacy rate in the area is extremely low, zero in some places. Citizens don’t know how the new system works; written evidence or written communication doesn’t matter to them.

In this era of chaos, crime rates and drug trafficking are at their peak as troublemakers in society are taking advantage of the chaos for their own gain. Most police officers don’t understand the regulations of their department and act on a whim.

The White Army reigns supreme here, and this is the main cause of discontent.armed act

The army is firmly rooted in FATA and against radicals such as Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) and civil movements such as PTM. As a result, human rights violations, extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances are common after the merger.

So far, the federal government has allocated only PKR 500 crore and PKR 55 billion for the development of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The people were in great grief and destitute. The health sector exists only in newspapers. According to the Pakistan Military Observer, the temporarily displaced are at the bottom of the hierarchy and live worse than animals. (Arnie)

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