The need of the hour is to end the deprivations of the tribal districts said Federal Minister for overseas and human resource developments Mr. Sajid Hussain Turi . He said that Tribal people have suffered the most against terrorism. The promises made to the tribal people at the time of merger have not been fulfilled. Tribal elders under the leadership of Federal Minister Sajid Hussain Turi met with Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf. In the meeting problems faced by the merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the promises made at the time of merger were discussed. The tribal delegation consisted of more than 150 elders from all the newly merged districts. “The tribal people are losing rather than benefiting from the merger of FATA. The aim of FATA integration should have been reform, reconstruction and development in war-torn areas. After the merger of FATA, funds from tribal areas were used in other districts of the province”, tribal elders said. The census was conducted when tribal people were displaced from their areas due to terrorism. National Assembly seats in tribal areas have decreased due to wrong census. Census should be conducted again in the tribal areas. At the time of merger, the opinion of the tribal people was not taken under consideration. Funds earmarked for FATA and quotas in colleges and universities should be restored for ten years”, tribal leaders further added. Pakistan Peoples Party is aware of the unprecedented sacrifices and problems of the tribal people. Pakistan peoples party has always solved the problems of its tribal brothers and sisters, Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf said. Federal Minister Mr. Sajid Hussain Turi said that construction and development works should be done rapidly in the tribal areas so that they can be included in the national agenda.People's Party will always play its constitutional role for the welfare of the people of tribal areas. ************
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