ISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari vo
wed on Friday that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) would participate in every movement that demands rights
for the people of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
Members of the parliament hailing from FATA including Haji Gul Afridi and Sajid Toori among others called on the PPP Co-chairman in the federal capital.
The meeting deliberated over matter pertaining to
postponement of the amen
dment that calls to merge FATA in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Zardari assured the visiting representatives of FATA that PPP would stand by them
for their rights.
During the meeting, Zardari said that PPP does not acknowledge any ‘governor or permit rule’.
He announced to be part of a sit-in in Islamabad if the people of FATA decide to stage one
for their rights. He further vowed to provide ‘Aftaar’ to the protesting people of FATA in case a demonstration is put up in the month of Ramadan.
Earlier this week, Zardari participated in Grand FATA Jirga held in Peshawar and admitted to his mistakes and injustice done to the tribal areas during past government of PPP that completed its tenure in 2008.
He asserted that the party would stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of FATA
for their rights and not bow down at any cost.
Earlier in March, the former president had said that FATA reforms and giving rights to the tribal people were Benazir Bhutto’s dreams.
