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Pakistain to shun militancy and play their role in mainstream politics. On their part, the TTP demand that the government withdraw its troops from the now merged areas of erstwhile Fata, repeal the 25th Amendment of the Constitution to reverse Fata’s merger with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and implement the Sharia in Malakand Division. That much we seem to know. Right? But have you ever wondered what the people of those districts want?
According to a poll survey in 2016 by the Fata Research Centre, 68 per cent of the respondents in the ex-Fata region demanded the full abolishment of the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) and the introduction of a new governance system. The study further highlighted that 74pc of the respondents endorsed the option of merging Fata with KP. The idea of restructuring Fata as a separate province was endorsed by 26pc of the respondents.