FATA AGAIN NEGLECTED

A history making event is in the process of crystallization as the National Assembly of Pakistan has approved the 18th Constitutional Amendment. But, even at this great juncture, despite earlier assurances both by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousof Raza Gilani to change the barbaric face of this more than 109 year old black draconian law of Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR), nothing has been done to make it a reality. Once again the tribesmen have been betrayed by the government and Military Establishment of Pakistan. Despite the fact that a committee has already finished its work on the proposed amendments in FCR, they are deliberately not included into the 18th Constitutional Amendment. We tribesmen know well the forces which are hampering and obstructing the promulgation of a just and equitable law in FATA. As the Military is involved in the genocide of Pashtuns in Tribal areas, they are pressuring the government not to introduce the proposed changes in FCR. We strongly condemn this hypocrisy and double standards of the government of Pakistan, completely neglecting the brave tribesmen of FATA, who are still craving for rule of law and supremacy of of Constitution which does not exist at the moment. FATA is still without police, without judiciary, without executive, without political system, without law and without civilization in this 21 ist Century modern day world.

The women were first not represented at the Constitutional Committee, then the name of former military dictator Zia ul Haq's was removed from the constitution but ironically his black laws which discriminate against women have been kept in-tact, which is really hypocrisy of our politicians (anti-women legislations such as Hudood Ordinance, Law of Evidence, Qisas and Diyat are still there). The law of blasphemy is still hanging like a sword on the heads of innocent religious minorities. So, this constitutional package has betrayed the already persecuted and traumatized sections of the society like religious minorities, tribesmen and women.

KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA AND HAZARA CONTROVERSY

The famous family of serial killers of Hazara are inflaming the already tense situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. First General Ayub Khan a military dictator and the traitor of Pashtuns, who was the first to put Pakistan on the destructive path of military dictatorship, culminated in the dismemberment of Pakistan in 1971. Then Gohar Ayub, his son who also claim to be Pashtun was the main instigator of the blood-bath in Karachi, in which the blood of innocent Pashtuns was spelt. Now, true to the old tradition of this family of bastards Mr. Umar Ayub is also bent upon flaring fires of hatred and animosity between Pashtuns and the peace-loving people of Hazara, just for political point scoring, on the name of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Their main objection is that this name will lead towards the establishment of Greater Pakhtunistan. I think the Pashtun leadership should make it clear to these hypocrats of Hazara, living among Pashuns like black sheeps that they cannot conspire against Pashtun Nation any more as agents of neo-colonialists Punjabi Military Establishment to further toruture, humiliate, harass and kill the Pashtun Nation. Enough is enough. Now, these black sheeps should be thrown out of the land of Pashtuns, because they have shown their real faces as agents of the Military Establishment, which is always haunted by the Pashtun Phobia. They are using old British policy of divide and rule to create fissures among Pashtun Nation. So that to stop Pashuns get their identity, and then mobilize the anti-Pakistan young generation for the creation of Great Pakhtunistan.

Time has come that the Pashtun leadership, particularly, ANP and Pakhtunkhwa Mili Awami Party should not be apologetic to the Punjabi politicians. They should be told in clear-cut terms that we will not tolerate their interference in the internal affairs of Pashtuns. We have waited for our identity for the last 63 years. FIR should be registered against the PML (Q) leadership including Gohar Ayub, Umar Ayub and so called Human Rights Activist Umar Asghar for the looting and plundering of public and private properties by mobs supported and incited by them. They should be immediately arrested and tried for being accomplice to all this destruction of public and private property. Pashtun Nation is waiting for Ahmad Shah Abdali, Mehmood Ghaznavi and Sher Shah Suri to show to these Punjabi neo-colonists the real qualities of brave Pashtuns known as a Martial race in the world. These cowards monkeys are just disturbing the sleeping Pashtun lions. When they will wake up, they will clear all the accounts of the last 63 years injustices done to Pashtuns in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Now the Pashtuns cannot tolerate the hypocritical policies of Punjabi dominated Military Establishment.

Pashtuns have been campaigning for their name and identity for the last 63 years peacefully and not a single incidence of violence can been attributed to their peaceful struggle. But these cronies of the Establishment are involved in highhanded tactics to create problems for Pashtuns. I abhor the use of force but Pashtun leadership must take stern action against these plunderers, looters and traitors of Pashtuns. If these two families do not like Pashuns, then they should go to Punjab to live with their masters. Punjab must know it that Pashtuns are a Martial race and if they are further humiliated their reaction can result in a big bloodbath in the region. This message should be conveyed to the coward Military Establishment who is afraid of a GREAT PAKHTUNISTAN made up of Afghanistan, Pakhtunkhwa and some part of Baluchistan. The Military Establishment should read this writing on the wall. Pashtuns have been awakened. They will never compromise on their identity, traditions, nationhood and 3000 years old history. They will never leave their destiny at blood-soaked hands of the Wahhabis financed mercenaries of Pakistan Army.

REKLESS KILLING OF PASHTUNS IN KHYBER AGENCY

The killing of 63 innocent civilians by Pakistani fighters jets in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency has exposed the brutalities of the Pakistan Army in the tribal areas once again. Earlier, it was claimed by the army that they have killed some 35 terrorists in their on-going campaign against Talibans. But, the army claims were exposed because the families of In-service army personnel were killed. So, in humiliation the Army chief has to offer his apology and regret at the incident to the Afridi Tribe of Kuki Khel. But, in reality, Pakistan Army is killing innocent civilians on daily basis. Genocide of Pashtun is under-way both by Pakistan Army and Talibans. Both are enemies number one of Pashtun Nation.
The United States and European Union have adopted a criminally permissive attitude on these crimes committed by Pakistan army and Talibans. It is the responsibility of the International community to send fact finding missions to see the level of atrocities committed and the missing persons who have been abducted by army and have been simply disappeared. The reason, FATA reforms were not materialized in the 18 constitutional Amendment, that if Judiciary would have been allowed to exercise its jurisdiction in FATA, then the brutalities and merciless killing of innocent Tribesmen would have been exposed. The courts could have taken Sue-Moto notice of the situation in FATA and the responsible army officers who are heading the operations in FATA would have been brought to justice. But, alas, no body is listening to the cries of the Pashtuns tribesmen.