Two persons were killed as torrential rain cause flash floods in Bajaur.

Two persons were  killed while roads and other infrastructure were badly affected as torrential rain cause flash floods in barang and others areas of Bajaur tribal region on Wednesday .

An officials of the locals administration said that The flood swept away two persons including a woman in the different parts of the region .

“In the first incident the flood swept a waya25 year’s old man Habibullah of khar Nawai killi when he along with a group of friends were swimming in the river at sind salipati in the Barang area, local said  .

In  other incident a 42 years old  woman  was sweep away by floods  when  she was passing a  small  river in the laghari area  of Mamond  tehsil on Wednesday evening  while  her body  was  recovered  from the river.

 According to the locals several link roads, electricity and others basic facilities in tehsil Barang and others areas of the region have badly damaged due to the rains.

 “Supply of electricity and telephonic system has been suspended in the most parts of the region from Thursday morning while standing crop of maize and vegetables on thousand acres of land in the different areas badly affected due to rains and floods ,” locals said.

Tribal leaders have expressed mixed reaction over the announcement of local government system in FATA.

Tribal leaders have expressed mixed reaction over the announcement of local government system in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) by President Asif Ali Zardari.

 Talking to reporters  ,Member National Assembly from Bajaur Agency Akhunzada Chattan welcomed the decision and said that the announcement of introduction of local government system in tribal areas would boost political activities in Fata and improve standard of life of tribal people.

The introduction of LG system in Fata was a remarkable achievement of the people of tribal areas, he said and added that this system would bring the tribesmen into the mainstream of national life and their basic problems would be solved.

 Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Bajaur Agency president Rahat Yousaf said that the introduction of LG system in Fata was good news for the tribesmen, who had suffered a lot due to Frontier Crime Regulation.

 “The system would enable the people to make decisions locally about development of Fata,” he said.

 Mr Yousaf added that the system would discourage mismanagement and corruption in Fata, which remained a big problem in the entire tribal areas. He hoped that the extraordinary powers of political agent would be curtailed under the LG system and all decisions would now be made by the elected representatives. However, tribal elder Malik Fazal Khan rejected the local government system, saying “It is like old wine in new bottle because this system has already failed in the tribal areas.”

He said that only provision of fundamental rights could solve the basic problems of tribesmen. He said that the LG system, which would be implemented from next year in Fata, had already failed in the country. Former MNA and chief of Salarzai tribe Shahabuddin Khan also opposed the LG system and said that it would create law and order problems in tribal areas.

 Social worker Bahadar said the tribesmen had no interest in this system because they had already seen the efficacy of the Agency Council in 2004. “We want fundamental rights of tribesmen restored and extension of the Constitution of Pakistan to Fata,” he said.

 Local leaders of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf Mambar khan  said that the LG system would benefit the tribesmen when the government would give them fundamental rights.

Elders of Khar tribe in Bajaur agency on Friday have agreed to reorganize several more peace committees and also assured of enhancing patrolling of the volunteers in the sensitive area of the region

 Elders of Khar tribe in Bajaur agency on Friday have agreed to reorganize several more peace committees and also assured of enhancing patrolling of the volunteers in the sensitive area of the region,  This decision was made by elders of the various sub tribes of the Khar tehsil during a jirga with the official of the local administration here at khar. Hundreds of tribes elders of the different tribes pro government notable and members of the various peace committee were participated  the grand jirga while Assistant Political Agent Bajaur Agency, Jahangeer Azam wazir and others senior officials of the administration were attend the jirga .Law and order situation, status of the peace committees and development works in the region  were  also come under the discussion in the jirga . Addressing the jirga , Jahangeer Azam wazir said that the government was very committed for the providing of basic and modern facilities to the tribesmen living in the back words area and for the purpose Different kinds of mega projects would be starts very soon in the different localities of the region. “The administration was taking keen interest for the enhancing of life standards of the tribesmen, adding that more than sixty crore rupees has been spending in the Providing of basic and modern civic facilities in the area in which Khar would soon a modern city in the entire tribal  areas. He urged the elders to work in the larger interest of the region and continued efforts for keeping the peace and writ of the government in the their areas. “ Because ,peace ,stability and writ of the government were very necessary for the development and prosperity of the region ,” he added . He lauded the efforts of the tribal elders of maintaining writ of the government and peace in the area, “The Government was proud the sacrifices of the Khar Tribe in the elimination of militants in the region adding that the administration really appreciated the excellent performances by the tribesmen against the militants during the militancy,” Mr Wazir said
On the occasion Senior elders and leaders of the peace committees including Malik Rahat yusaf . Mufti Hanifullahj jan . Malik Abdu Rahim jan . Malik Mosood jan ,Malik Dilawar , Malik Hussain and others spook the jirga  .They assured the administration of its full support in maintaining writ of the government in the areas. They said that the khar tribe were united for keeping peace and writ of the government and said that more peace committees in the different areas would formed very soon. “We are committed to eliminate the militants in the area and hundreds of more volunteers would joined the peace committees,” they said .