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Jamaat slams Musharrafâs comment on Tribal Areas future
The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has slammed President Pervez Musharrafâs statement that the tribal system would gradually come to an end, saying the president was âsowing the seed of rebellionâ among the tribal people.
| They expect the tribal system to go on forever and ever... |
âThe tribal people will not allow anyone to play with their customs and traditions,â Zarnoor Afridi, the JIâs provincial deputy general secretary, said in a press statement on Friday. Mr Afridi predicted that Musharraf statement might lead to an end to his rule. He said the tribal people were united under the banner of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal and would resist any attempt to interfere in the tribal way of life. âThe tribesmen will not tolerate the introduction of the system that applies to the settled areas,â he said.
| Not that the system that applies in Pakland's settled areas is all that great, but the system of tribal autonomy that prevails now tries to extend the benefits of development without any of the responsibilities that would normally be involved â starting with civilized behavior. They want the roads, but to be able to travel to bump each other off or to smuggle drugs more conveniently. They want the hospitals to bind up their wounds after shootouts. Leaving the tribals on their own leaves them free to continue their Taliban-style ways, to harbor bad guys from across the border and from out of the country. Since the Taliban style is the Jamaat's ultimate objective, their hypocrisy must be pretty transparent, even to the rest of Pakland, where people are normally willing to believe five impossible things before breakfast. |
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-11-22 |
