Frontier Crimes Regulation news report on Khyber TV
- 10 years ago
To engage various stakeholders including medical experts, academics, students, law experts and media in an advocacy campaign on the need of genuine reforms, Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) organized its second seminar in D I Khan on February 22’ 2014. The seminar aimed at highlighting the impact of Frontier Crime Regulations (FCR) on the political, socio-economic and security situation of residents of FATA and therefore, focusing on the challenges, need for reforms and way forward.
Distinguished speakers of the seminar included Sangi Marjan (Ex. Political Agent), Sailab Mahsud (senior Journalist), Dr. Naseem Saba (Gynecologist), Khan Wali (Lawyer) and Mirza Jan (Professor).
The speakers talked about FCR which was imposed in 1901 with the purpose to enslave tribesmen and the implications it had throughout the region. While introducing Frontier Crime Regulations (FCR), Mr. Mirza jan explained its implementation as procedural and preventive law which controls law and order situation in the region. He highlighted the ‘unwritten laws’ as the similarity between the British and the tribal people of Pakistan. The unfortunate part is that British took interest of their people as a priority whereas in the Tribal areas of Pakistan, there is insensitivity towards the needs and desires of the common people. This ongoing situation has been misused brusquely by the bureaucracy.
Furthermore, all participants agreed that FCR, termed as ‘black law’ by Supreme Court of Pakistan, has been a major barrier in progress and development in the region. Therefore, the need for abolishing FCR was highly focused throughout the seminar. It was also acknowledged that the abolishment cannot be done overnight and the solution put forward in this regard was to achieve it through advocacy and campaign.
The seminar came to an end with a resolution passed by a majority of participants expressing the abolishment of FCR and the emplacement of Constitution of 1973 throughout Pakistan.
Distinguished speakers of the seminar included Sangi Marjan (Ex. Political Agent), Sailab Mahsud (senior Journalist), Dr. Naseem Saba (Gynecologist), Khan Wali (Lawyer) and Mirza Jan (Professor).
The speakers talked about FCR which was imposed in 1901 with the purpose to enslave tribesmen and the implications it had throughout the region. While introducing Frontier Crime Regulations (FCR), Mr. Mirza jan explained its implementation as procedural and preventive law which controls law and order situation in the region. He highlighted the ‘unwritten laws’ as the similarity between the British and the tribal people of Pakistan. The unfortunate part is that British took interest of their people as a priority whereas in the Tribal areas of Pakistan, there is insensitivity towards the needs and desires of the common people. This ongoing situation has been misused brusquely by the bureaucracy.
Furthermore, all participants agreed that FCR, termed as ‘black law’ by Supreme Court of Pakistan, has been a major barrier in progress and development in the region. Therefore, the need for abolishing FCR was highly focused throughout the seminar. It was also acknowledged that the abolishment cannot be done overnight and the solution put forward in this regard was to achieve it through advocacy and campaign.
The seminar came to an end with a resolution passed by a majority of participants expressing the abolishment of FCR and the emplacement of Constitution of 1973 throughout Pakistan.