Lt Gen (r) Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai, the NWFP governor, on Monday said the situation in Waziristan could be normalised through traditional tribal mechanisms of consultation and dialogue and that he “would proceed as had been planned earlier”.| "All is well. Nothing to see here. Move along. These aren't the droids you're looking for..." |
Orakzai said that peace and development in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) would continue to be his top priorities. He said development projects would focus on education, health, road infrastructure and provision of potable water. The tribal areas were full of natural resources and these would also be identified and used, he added. He said that a development authority was being set up in GovernorÂ’s House to ensure just use of development funds. Orakzai said an effective monitoring system was also being set up to monitor the development process in the tribal areas.