President Mamnoon Hussain has said that return of displaced persons
to their homes of three agencies of tribal areas have been completed
while the return of the people of other three agencies will be completed
soon.
The President said this while talking to a delegation of Federally
Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) that called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr,
Islamabad on Monday. Senator Mushahid Ullah Khan and tribal elders from
seven agencies were also present on the occasion.
President Mamnoon stated that the Government has allocated a large sum
for resettlement of displaced persons. He said that operation Zarb-e-Azb
has produced positive results and situation is returning to normalcy in
seven agencies of FATA.
The President lauded the immense sacrifices of the people of FATA and
said that reforms committee of the Government is working on priority
basis for the betterment of FATA. “The situation of FATA will improve
further after introducing reforms there” remarked the President.
President Mamnoon emphasized that no constitutional change will be
introduced without taking the people of FATA into confidence.
The President underlined that the Government would leave no stone
unturned in rehabilitation of infrastructure in FATA destroyed as a
result of terrorist activities. President Mamnoon said that development
of education institutions, road networks and construction of hospitals
are basic priorities of the Government adding that maximum employment
opportunities would be created in tribal areas. The President noted that
the youth of FATA has immense potential and they can bring laurels by
equipping them with modern education.
President Mamnoon stated that it is the responsibility of the Government
to resolve the problems of tribal areas but problems are being faced
due to limited resources. The President called for paying attention to
female education in tribal areas so that they are able to play a
positive role in development. President Mamnoon stated that the
Government is working in the right direction, which has improved the
situation of the national economy.
