A 14-member delegation, head by Dr Rudolf Seiters President German Red Cross called on the NWFP Governor Lieutenant General Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah (Retd) at Governor's House here on Saturday. Secretary to Governor Sahibzada Saeed Ahmad and Provincial Secretary Health Abdul Samad Khan besides other concerned officials were also present during the meeting.
The governor while welcoming the visit of the German Red Cross delegation to the province also thanked the International organisation for its co-operation, help and assistance in different welfare projects, in NWFP and Fata.
The governor on this occasion also apprised the delegation of the geographic, strategic and historic importance and significance of Fata, the law and order situation as well as development process being carried out in the tribal areas.
He said that out of 13 administrative units only one unit that is South Waziristan had the problem of law and order mainly because of the presence of foreign militants. The situation he added have since been over come to a great extent.
The governor however, reaffirmed the government solid commitment and pledge that terrorism will be rooted out of the area at every cost. The governor also highlighted various events that took place in South Waziristan Agency during recent months and also had a mention of the general amnesty, offered to the foreign elements on the pre-condition of proving their identities.
Referring to the welfare activities under the banner of Red Cross, the governor said that there is a wide scope of co-operation and activities particularly in the health sector in Fata and the government would welcome any co-operation from the Red Cross in this regard.
He assured full backing and co-operation on behalf of the government in such welfare activities.
On a point during the discussion, the governor said that we had provided shelter to the Afghan Refugees purely on humanitarian grounds and still we were hosting millions of Afghan Refugees who are reluctant to go back to their homeland due to security reasons.