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Press Release
Saturday, Dec 24, 2011
Tribe Calls for FATA Development and Transparency in FundsUthman Khel Qaumi Movement
(UQM).
A grand Jirga of 400 selected notables of Uthmankhel Tribe was held at Navi Kali, Prang
Ghar, Mohmand Agency on Saturday, 24th
December 2011. The Jirga was attended by all elders and
notables of the sections and sub-sections of Uthmankhel Tribe living in different villages of
Mohmand Agency. The Patron-in-Chief of Uthmankhel Tribe, Fasihuddin (PSP), said on the occasion
that FATA needs real and visible development projects and research-based policies for social
cohesion, de-radicalization, youth education instead of mere slogans, bookish reports, and reforms
on papers. He criticised all the stakeholders including international community that no one is
sincerely and honestly interested in developing FATA and organizing and educating the tribes due to
many self interests involved in the new Great Game in FATA region, which unfortunately has added
salt to the injuries of the poor and uneducated tribal population right from Bajaur to South
Waziristan.
Haji Shah Wali Khan, President Uthmankhel Qaumi Movement called for unity in all the
scattered sections of Uthmankhel tribe and lauded the role of Uthmankhel tribe elders in Mohmand
Agency for joining the UQM. He demanded a separate tribal agency for the largest tribe of the
country, i.e. Uthmankhel. He lamented that most of the funds provided for FATA development
through NGOs are badly miss-used and not utilized on FATA population as no one can have the
courage to enter into FATA for any real humanitarian assistance.
The occasion was also addressed by Mr. Malak Taj Mohammad, Malak Badree uz Zaman,
Sazo Mullah, Malak Amin ur Rehman, Mr. Gulistan, Mr. Kamran Ibrahim, Malak Dost Muhammad,
Malak Muhammad Gul, Malak Mulla Din, Mr. Umar Din, Malak Ghulam Nabi, Malak Gulzad Gul, and
many others.
The gathering adopted some unanimous resolutions to the effect that: i) there should be
one administrative division or tribal agency for more than one million Uthmankhel tribe; ii) the tribe
will contest the next national election from Malakand, Bajaur, and Mohmand agencies under one
banner; iii) the tribes condemn the shameful attack of NATO forces on Salala Check-post in
Mohmand Agency; and iv) the tribe express solidarity with Pakistan Army in its efforts against
lawlessness in FATA. The notables of Mohmand Agency nominated 24 representatives for the
Central Council of Uthmankhel Qaumi Movement.
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Fasihuddin (PSP), Patron-in-Chief Uthmankhel Tribe speaking to elders of Uthmankhel Tribe at Prang Ghar, Mohmand Agency on Satureday, Dec 24,
2011
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