A report from the Governor
http://www.paknews.com/main.php?id=6&date1=2004-08-06
Law and Order Situation In FATA Reviewed
PESHAWAR, Pakistan : Aug 06 (PNS) - The NWFP Governor Lt. Gen.(R) Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah presided over a high level meeting at Governor's House Nathiagali on Wednesday that reviewed the law and order situation in FATA. The meeting besides the Chief Secretary Mr. Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi, Home secretary Abdul Karim Qasuria, Inspector General Frontier Corps Maj. Gen. Hamid Khan, IGP Riffat Pasha and Commandant Frontier Constabulary Israr Shinwari was also attend by secretary to Governor Sahibzada Saeed Ahmed, Secretary FATA Security) Brig.(R) Mehmood Shah, and all the Political agents.
The meeting also discussed a number of problems relating to law and order situation and took certain decision. The Political agents briefed the meeting in detail about the prevailing situation and different incidences occurred during the previous fortnight in their respective agencies Brig.(R) Mahmood Shah, Secretary FATA (Security) presented an overall review of the law and order situation in FATA with special reference to the situation in South and North Waziristan Agencies, repatriation process of Afghan Refugees, situation in Orakzai Agency, operation in FR Lakki, smuggling as well as other related problems and issues.
Addressing the meeting the Governor said, law and order in FATA has to be maintained at all costs and stressed the political agents to take precautionary measures. In this connection, he said, "pre-emptive cognizance is far better than the proactive actions to avoid damages". He also urged the need of further streamlining and consolidating intelligence network to remove the flaws in this respect. The Governor also took serious notice of the situation in FR Lakki and directed the concerned authorities to make the ongoing operation result-oriented. The Governor also directed the political authorities to ensure enforcement of ban on politicking in FATA. He also urged the need of curbing the road blockade incidences in different areas and said that no one should be allowed to take the law in to hand and such people must be punished under the law of the land. He especially referred to the Peshawar-Torkham road, saying that being an international route, smooth and uninterrupted flow of traffic must be ensured.
The Governor while urging the need for further streamlining the efforts to curb the smuggling of cattle across the border also desired that in fact all types of smuggling must be controlled as it is damaging the country's economy. He also directed the political authorities that besides punishing the respective tribes and people involved in use of heavy weapons; all such weapons must also be confiscated.
Referring to the proposed Agency Councils the Governor said that members comprising these councils would not be nominated by the Government rather they will be elected by the respective tribes and sub-tribes through the traditional process of Jirga. "The basic idea behind forming these councils is to involve the people in the decision making and monitoring process at the local gross root level", he added. Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah urged that the root causes of the issues and problems in FATA must be identified, addressed and properly focussed, so as the writ of the Govt. is further strengthened. The political authorities will have full backing and all out support of the Government in this regard, he concluded.
I found the name of the guy picked up the other day boarding a plane fleeing Lahore.
He was on a plane bound for South Africa....his name is Shafa Ibrahim
Not on the list of those with the bounties.
There has to be an unknown person they are hiding.
BTW....I found the info in a Reuters article..