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Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shah Farman has said that Tribal Jirga representing tribal elders and notable should be constituted at Sub Divisional (Erstwhile FR) level aiming to ensure the tribal elders consultation to resolve the tribal people issues and problem. He expressed these views while chairing a high level meeting here at Governor House, Peshawar on Tuesday.

The meeting was attended by Secretary Home Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ikramullah Khan, Principle Secretary to Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nizam-ud-Din and all Deputy Commissioner's Tribal Districts and Assistant Commissioner's of Sub Division's (erstwhile FR). The Governor said that tribal jirga should be constituted as per law & constitution and according to tribal's people culture and traditions and nothing will be made to the contrary of law and constitution of the country.

"The tribal Jirga would act like alternative dispute resolution forum where problems of the tribal people would be solved by their own elders according to their norms and culture and tribal people will have right to nominate member for Jirga", he added. The Governor also directed Deputy Commissioners' tribal districts to identify the number of tribes and their population at sub divisional level and representation in the jirga would be given on the total size of the tribe.

He said that they were not going to act which is against the law but our purpose is to get in loop tribal elders to seek their opinion, comments to redress the people grievances. The Governor said that people of merged districts would get all facilities like other developed cities of the country along with existing facilities. "We have to give respect to the honour and dignity of the tribal people as whole nation admires the sacrifices of the tribal people in the name of the country", he concluded.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019


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