Maulana Fazl ur Rehman politics over FATA damaging for Pakistan
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PESHAWAR: (APP) JUI-F chief Maulana Fazl ur Rehman on Wednesday said his party is in favour of bringing Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) into mainstream rather its merger into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
Addressing a press conference here, he said the FATA Jirga held in Convention Centre in Islamabad, it was assured that FATA would be brought into mainstream and JUI-F agreed on that, adding that JUI-F recommended consultation with FATA people instead of referendum.
He said JUI-F also recommended that any decision related to FATA merger be taken after five years and until then the focus should be on rehabilitation and reconstruction so that the displaced persons could lead a normal life.
To a question about PPP co-chairman Asif Zardari's statement on FATA merger into KP, he said Zardari is unaware of the political situation in FATA.
To another question, Maulana Fazl ur Rehman said that religious seminaries are educational institutions and these should be brought into mainstream instead of conducting raids on those, adding that negative propaganda against seminaries should strongly be discourage and due respect be given these institutions.
JUI-F chief said that raids and negative propaganda would serve nothing but to create hate in the society.
