tribal of NWA protest against shifting of medical college from NWA

By Umar Daraz wazir

Tribal of NWA stage a strong protest against the shifting of FATA Medical

College, on Bannu Miran Shah road, in Pir Kala of North Waziristan

Agency.

The participants of the protest were demanding the cancellation of

the government order of shifting college to Bajaur Agency. They

claimed that the tribal has allotted 500 canal lands free of cost for

fata medical college establishment in North Waziristan in 2009.

Elders of the Dawar and Wazir tribes and thousands of the tribal were

part of the protest, raising slogan against the inability of their MNA kamran khan

to protect the rights of the people of North Waziristan, and alleged

him for compromising the public rights for self interests.

Malik Naiz khan said “that there is violation of laws as the

government has endorsed the allotment of the land free of cast for

fata medical college in North Waziristan. He added that when they

approached fata secretariat, the high official in the fata

secretariat refer them to MNAs and on the other hand fata

parliamentarians blamed fata secretariat for the shifting of

collage”, he demanded from the Governor of KPk to investigate the

matter as there is a conspiracy going on against the establishment

of college in North Wasziristan

Another tribal elder Abdu Rehman said that if the government wants

book and pencils in the hands of tribal youth, then shifting of the

college is unjustified. He shared that we have the documentations,

bearing the signatures of former Governor KPk Awais Ghani and others

high official is a strong proof for the establishment of fata medical

college in North Waziristan, added there Is no reason to shift the

collage, they will show the documents to the world, and will fight for

their due right.

Tribal elder, malik khan mir shared in an angry mode that it is

extremely unfortunate that our MNA is failing in defending the rights

of the people of North Waziristan.

MNA Malik Kamran khan when asked about the tribal allegation, he said

that fata parliamentarians received a letter from fata seceteriate to

decide a site (location) for fata medical college. As per rules of the

parliament, the fata parliamentarians are bound to decide the matter

through vote, but in due to the disagreement, the matter was decided

through toss or lucky draw.

The people of NWA shared that government should stop the decition of FATA parliamentarians they did on draw bases, and decide the fate of college while keeping in view the need and rules. They also said government should investigate the 2009 survey and documents for the said college and decide the establishment of this college on legal bases.