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Press Release

Saturday, Dec 24, 2011

Tribe Calls for FATA Development and Transparency in FundsUthman Khel Qaumi Movement

(UQM).

A grand Jirga of 400 selected notables of Uthmankhel Tribe was held at Navi Kali, Prang

Ghar, Mohmand Agency on Saturday, 24th

December 2011. The Jirga was attended by all elders and

notables of the sections and sub-sections of Uthmankhel Tribe living in different villages of

Mohmand Agency. The Patron-in-Chief of Uthmankhel Tribe, Fasihuddin (PSP), said on the occasion

that FATA needs real and visible development projects and research-based policies for social

cohesion, de-radicalization, youth education instead of mere slogans, bookish reports, and reforms

on papers. He criticised all the stakeholders including international community that no one is

sincerely and honestly interested in developing FATA and organizing and educating the tribes due to

many self interests involved in the new Great Game in FATA region, which unfortunately has added

salt to the injuries of the poor and uneducated tribal population right from Bajaur to South

Waziristan.

Haji Shah Wali Khan, President Uthmankhel Qaumi Movement called for unity in all the

scattered sections of Uthmankhel tribe and lauded the role of Uthmankhel tribe elders in Mohmand

Agency for joining the UQM. He demanded a separate tribal agency for the largest tribe of the

country, i.e. Uthmankhel. He lamented that most of the funds provided for FATA development

through NGOs are badly miss-used and not utilized on FATA population as no one can have the

courage to enter into FATA for any real humanitarian assistance.

The occasion was also addressed by Mr. Malak Taj Mohammad, Malak Badree uz Zaman,

Sazo Mullah, Malak Amin ur Rehman, Mr. Gulistan, Mr. Kamran Ibrahim, Malak Dost Muhammad,

Malak Muhammad Gul, Malak Mulla Din, Mr. Umar Din, Malak Ghulam Nabi, Malak Gulzad Gul, and

many others.

The gathering adopted some unanimous resolutions to the effect that: i) there should be

one administrative division or tribal agency for more than one million Uthmankhel tribe; ii) the tribe

will contest the next national election from Malakand, Bajaur, and Mohmand agencies under one

banner; iii) the tribes condemn the shameful attack of NATO forces on Salala Check-post in

Mohmand Agency; and iv) the tribe express solidarity with Pakistan Army in its efforts against

lawlessness in FATA. The notables of Mohmand Agency nominated 24 representatives for the

Central Council of Uthmankhel Qaumi Movement.

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Fasihuddin (PSP), Patron-in-Chief Uthmankhel Tribe speaking to elders of Uthmankhel Tribe at Prang Ghar, Mohmand Agency on Satureday, Dec 24,

2011