ISLAMABAD – Imran Khan said that he would soon meet Chief of Army Staff(COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss issues pertaining to sufferingsof the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) people.
Addressing a convention on Fata reforms at the CM House, the PTI chairmansaid he would discuss a three-point agenda on the issues being faced by thetribal people.
The issues include reducing the numbers of security check posts, clearingthe area of land mines and missing persons, he said. “People from severalfamilies are missing and their parents are worried about theirwhereabouts,” he was quoted as saying.
Imran vowed that his party will pursuit the merger of Fata withKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) immediately after ‘winning’ upcoming generalelections.
He stressed that the difficulties faced by tribal people could only besolved by the merger. “We will merge Fata with K-P immediately afterwinning upcoming elections,” said Imran.
Claiming that PTI was the only party standing up for the rights of thepeople of Fata, Imran said those opposing the merger did so in fear of PTIclean-sweeping elections.
The former cricketer promised that an extra Rs100 billion will be spent onthe development of the tribal areas. He said the people of Fata will havean equal say in the decisions, will be given equal rights and seats in theprovincial assembly.
The PTI chief remarked that the government of Pakistan did not ‘own’ Fata.“The people of Fata are very patriotic and have given many sacrifices tomaintain stability in the country,” he told the crowd.