ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Monday said that Zarb-e-Azb military operation had produced positive results and situation was returning to normalcy in seven agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
Talking to a delegation of tribal elders from FATA that called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, here, the president said the government had allocated a large sum for resettlement of displaced persons. Senator Mushahidullah Khan and tribal elders from seven agencies were present on the occasion.
Mamnoon said that the return of displaced persons to their homes of three agencies of tribal areas had been completed while the return of the people of other three agencies would be completed soon. The president lauded the immense sacrifices of the people of tribal areas and said that reforms committee of the government was working on priority basis for the betterment of FATA.
“The situation of FATA will improve further after introducing reforms there” the president remarked. He emphasized that no constitutional change would be introduced without taking the people of FATA into confidence. President Mamnoon underlined that the government would leave no stone unturned in rehabilitation of infrastructure in FATA destroyed due to terrorist activities.
He said that the development of education institutions, road networks and construction of hospitals are basic priorities of the government. The maximum employment opportunities would be created in tribal areas, he added. The president noted that the youth of FATA had immense potential and they could bring laurels by equipping them with modern education.
President Mamnoon stated that it was the government’s responsibility to resolve the problems of tribal areas but problems were being faced due to limited resources. The president called for paying attention to female education in tribal areas so that they were able to play a positive role in development. He said that the government was working in the right direction, which had improved the situation of the national economy.
