 PESHAWAR: Senators from FATA assured the NWFP governor of their support in his efforts for peace and development in FATA and expressed hope that the new governor, being a tribesman, would resolve the problems of FATA in the traditional 'tribal way.'
| Would that be walking barefoot over hot coals, cutting his wife's nose off, or merely shooting it out with heavy weapons? |
Senators Hamidullah Jan Afridi, Abdul Raziq, Maulana Mohammad Hussain, Maulana Abdul Rashid, Maulana Mohammad Saleh Shah, Rashid Ahmad, Hafiz Abdul Malik and Hafiz Rasheed Ahmad called on Governor Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai at the Governor's House on Monday. They congratulated him on becoming the new governor of NWFP, and thanked the president for appointing a tribesman as the province's governor and chief executive for FATA. They also expressed their views on the law and order situation in the tribal areas and stressed that the problems must be resolved in accordance with the tribal customs and traditions. |