| NWFP Chief Minister-designate Ameer Haider Hoti said on Friday that the jirga system would be used to restore the peace in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Talking to journalists before the inaugural session of the NWFP Assembly, he said that the law and order in the province and the FATA would be a priority of his coalition government. He said, “Only the jirga system could be effective in restoring lasting peace in the tribal areas.” Regarding the assembly session, Hoti said that it was a pleasant start. “We will continue with the same spirit,” he added. Pakistan People’s Party provincial chief Rahim Dad said that the restoration of democracy in the country was a mission of late Benazir Bhutto for which she waged a long struggle. “We will continue her mission at all costs,” he added. Former NWFP chief minister Akram Khan Durrani hoped that the ruling coalition would take the opposition on board and that the opposition would play a positive role. |