Three federal ministers from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) have decided to resign from ministries, saying they were not taken into confidence over Waziristan operation and are not being provided development funds. Hameedullah Jan Afridi, Noor-ul-Haq Qadri and Abdul Razzaq have submitted their resignations to Parliamentary Leader Muneer Orakzai, who would present the resignations to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.
Sources said the ministers are resigning in the first phase, while members of parliament from Fata would tender their resignation in the next phase. The sources said that the ministers and parliamentarians from Fata have reservations over Waziristan operation and non-allocation of development funds.