PESHAWAR: The All Fata Political Parties Alliance has threatened to observe August 14 as black day if government fails to merge the tribal areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Addressing at news conference at Peshawar Press Club on Thursday, All Fata Political Parties Alliance president Haji Iqbal Afrdi said that tribal people had already requested the government to merge Fata with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa but some anti-reforms elements wanted to create hurdles to them.
He said that tribal people wanted repeal of Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) because it was implemented by British rulers. “Now Fata is a part of Pakistan and the country’s laws should be implemented there,” he added.
The leaders of different parties in Fata including Zar Noor Afridi of JI, Ijaz Afridi of National Party, Nisar Khan of ANP and Mustafa of QWP were also present on the occasion.