Pakistan to democratise lawless Tribal Areas

Source: Telegraph.UK

Pakistan has unveiled plans to bring democracy and the rule of law to its Taliban-dominated tribal areas along its border with Afghanistan.

The reforms, announced on Indpedence Day, will allow political parties to contest elections, establish new courts and sweep away the powers of political agents established after the region was annexed by the British Raj in 1848.

President Asif Zardari's announcement fulfilled a promise by his late wife Benazir Bhutto who believed the introduction of normal political activity and independent courts would address a long-standing grievance among the frontier tribes which had led many to join Taliban militias.

"It was Madame Bhutto's dream. She moved the Supreme Court to extend the political parties act to the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas to create a political atmosphere in which extremism could be fought," said Dr Safdar Abassi, a former aide to the assassinated politician.

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/pakistan/6031186/Pakistan-to-democratise-lawless-Tribal-Areas.html

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