Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Fata has announced to organise a grand tribal youth conference in Peshawar on October 14, and warned that the party workers and tribal youth will stage "sit-in" outside building of provincial assembly, if the district administration will not allow them for organizing the event.
Speaking at a news conference at Peshawar Press Club on Tuesday, JUI-F Fata Ameer, Mufti Abdul Shakoor said that the party has decided to organize a mega tribal youth conference and a protest outside Governor House on main sher shah suri in Peshawar. But, he said the district administration asked them to organize the event in Qayyum Sports Complex or Malik Tehmas Khan Stadium in Peshawar to prevent any inconvenience for the general public.
Flanked by JUI-F Fata General Secretary Mufti Ejaz Shinwari, provincial Secretary Information, Haji Jalil Jan and other tribal leaders, Mufti Shakoor said the party has now decided to hold the event in Malik Tehmas Khan Stadium in Peshawar, where tribal people, especially youngsters, would discuss their region's future.
JUI-F leader claimed a large number of youth from different agencies of Fata would participate in the conference, which was chaired by JUI-F Central Ameer, Maulana Fazlur Rehman and other notable figures. Mufti Shakoor said the merger of Fata with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa a nefarious agenda of US agenda, which could not be accomplished. He added that his party had rejected it, because people could not be sincere with people of Fata, which being carried out bombardment on them.
"JUI-F is strongly favoured reforms in Federally Administered Tribal Areas", Mufti Shakoor said. But, he added the party will strongly oppose any decision against aspirations of the people of tribal region. Mufti Shakoor demanded that the Fata should be declared as separate entity, instead its merger with Khyber Paktunkhwa, which could be best interest in people of tribal region.
"We will continue struggle for complete repealing of FCR and declaration of Fata as separate province in a democratic manner, JUI-F leader vowed. He ruled out any constitutional hurdle in holding of referendum in Federally Administered Tribal Areas.