Staff Reporter
Islamabad
Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Senator Shibli Faraz on Monday said the PTI government has taken concrete steps and initiatives to bring the merged tribal districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, at par with other parts of the country.
The people of the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) had offered great sacrifices for Pakistan and their integration was aimed at ensuring equal rights to the tribal people, he said while addressing a press conference on the occasion of completion of one year of provincial assembly elections in the merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
He said the people of erstwhile FATA were close to the heart of Prime Minister Imran Khan who was fully determined for their empowerment and development. All political parties had supported the 25th Constitutional Amendment which envisaged merger of tribal areas with KP, he said.
He said that there was centuries old system of governance in the former FATA and extension of provincial government writ was a big challenge.
He felicitated the Chief Minister KP Mehmood Khan and his team for achieving multiple targets ahead of time by working tirelessly in the last one year.
He said there were many hurdles in the process but the KP government accomplished the task, in line with the guidance of Prime Minister Imran Khan who personally monitored the whole process. The Minister said the extension of the courts’ jurisdiction to the merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhaw will make the process easy for provision of justice to the people.