‘Army to leave Fata when tribals take responsibility’

[Dance]

LADDAH: Chief of the Army Staff Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani said on Thursday that army would be withdrawn from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) when tribal people were able to take up their responsibilities.

Addressing separate jirgas of Ahmadzai Wazir and Mehsud tribes in Wana and Chegmalai areas of South Waziristan, he said the army had played an important role in eradicating militancy and restoring peace in the region.

Pakistan has deployed over 100,000 regular and paramilitary troops in Fata to flush out the Taliban from the area.

The army chief blamed foreign elements for the situation in Fata. He said: “The army will leave the area when tribesmen are capable of fulfilling their responsibilities.”

Under the Frontier Crimes Regulations, tribal people have certain responsibilities, including protection of roads, government installations and officials and keep their areas clear of anti-state and anti-social elements.

He inaugurated the Wana Cadet College and performed ground-breaking ceremony of Wana-Angoor Adda Road. He said the road would help to boost trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

http://www.dawn.com/2011/06/24/army-to-leave-fata-when-tribals-take-responsibility.html

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

it is the job of interior ministry (perhaps with some 'consulting' and basic training from the armed forces) to ensure that the police forces there are adequately equipped and trained. . .

Army should maintain a minimal yet credible presence in those areas for the time being. It will take some time to establish full law & order and allow for the institutions to work there. These dont happen overnight.

 

[Leader]

the best way is to make them part of the mainstream, and rapid economic development is the right path,

our political and military leadership should revive the political sight of Quaid-e-Azam, through which he made peace with the tribes...

Imran khan has again offered to mediate between the ttp and government for peace...

 

[Leader]

military operation has never been the right option against your own people, we lost half of our country due to it, made Balouchs angry, made Urdu speaking angry, and now these indigenous people !!

I hope we learn the politcal and civil ways soon to counter the problems our state is facing !

 

[Informant]

military operation has never been the right option against your own people, we lost half of our country due to it, made Balouchs angry, made Urdu speaking angry, and now these indigenous people !!

I hope we learn the politcal and civil ways soon to counter the problems our state is facing !

Screw your logic. Those who bomb us get bombed. Be they punjabi, Sindi, pathan, balochi, Jesus, Alladin, Jaffar or Rastafarian. East Pakistan had India between us. These fucks dont,10 years they have been bombing us. We havent moved apart an inch. We are getting closer slowly, and one day in a distant future we will be strong, until then you turncoats whither and die off. Pacifist pussies.