Pakistan's Pashtuns get rights, will it lead to peace?

[Kailash Kumar]

Pakistan's Pashtuns get rights, will it lead to peace?

Pakistan finally grants full rights to Pashtuns who have been governed by colonial-era laws for more than a century.

by SherShah Atif

43 minutes ago

Up to five million Pakistanis living on the Afghan border areas were officially given full rights as citizens this year, after being governed by British-era laws for nearly 150 years.

An overwhelming majority of the population in these border areas, known as the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) until May, are Pashtuns who live on the margins of the Pakistani society.

Instability and conflict in the region coupled with massive protests led to reforms this year, but decades of violence, discrimination and lack of development have negatively affected the area and displaced millions.

FATA's unique geostrategic location on the border of Afghanistan along with its isolation from mainstream society has made it a breeding ground for foreign fighters since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.

Since then, shifting allegiances, the so-called "war on terror", and proxy wars in Afghanistan have worsened conditions for the local people, who have been subjected to security crackdown and enforced disappearances by Pakistani forces.

Al Jazeera takes a look at the history of the area and tries to understand if the new reforms will bring peace.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/pakistan-pashtuns-rights-lead-peace-181126091906107.html

 

[Safriz]

Nop it will cause more problems.
Now military cannot deal with them same way as before and police will be usrluse as they are far more armed and far better trained in combat than police

 

[khanmubashir]

Pak. Pashto always had rights
Issue is of fata tribal areas which r small.portion of Kpk which have been properly assimilated into province so it was more of administrative issue then rights issue

Nop it will cause more problems.
Now military cannot deal with them same way as before and police will be usrluse as they are far more armed and far better trained in combat than police

Military even went into swat malakand which r proper parts of Kpk when need arise
Issue is to make sure that it does not arise and assimilation is key to that

 

[Zibago]

Pakistan's Pashtuns get rights, will it lead to peace?

Pakistan finally grants full rights to Pashtuns who have been governed by colonial-era laws for more than a century.

by SherShah Atif

43 minutes ago

Up to five million Pakistanis living on the Afghan border areas were officially given full rights as citizens this year, after being governed by British-era laws for nearly 150 years.

An overwhelming majority of the population in these border areas, known as the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) until May, are Pashtuns who live on the margins of the Pakistani society.

Instability and conflict in the region coupled with massive protests led to reforms this year, but decades of violence, discrimination and lack of development have negatively affected the area and displaced millions.

FATA's unique geostrategic location on the border of Afghanistan along with its isolation from mainstream society has made it a breeding ground for foreign fighters since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.

Since then, shifting allegiances, the so-called "war on terror", and proxy wars in Afghanistan have worsened conditions for the local people, who have been subjected to security crackdown and enforced disappearances by Pakistani forces.

Al Jazeera takes a look at the history of the area and tries to understand if the new reforms will bring peace.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/pakistan-pashtuns-rights-lead-peace-181126091906107.html

Um you do realize that PM, Interior Minister and Defence Ministers are Pashtuns right?

 

[RealNapster]

Pakistan finally grants full rights to Pashtuns who have been governed by colonial-era laws for more than a cen

Pashtun of FATA actually had more rights then an average Pakistani. No power load shedding, no electricity bills, Exemption from any type of tax, and more then that “exemption from LAW”. As that area had its on Law which was easy to manipulate.

Baat karta hy.

 

[Kailash Kumar]

@khanmubashir @Zibago @war&peace @RealNapster

The reason why I posted this article, was not because I agreed with the content
(I know, for example, that the Pakistan PM is a Pashtun).

It was more because I was surprised that Al Jazeera (Qatar) placed such an article about Pakistani Pashtuns.

Look at the writer.
His name is Sher Shah Atif.
Do any of you know him?

See his twitter:
https://twitter.com/shershahatif

See his website:
http://www.shershahatif.com/writing/

See his Al Jazeera articles:
https://www.aljazeera.com/profile/shersha-atif.html

He is a fan of Manzoor Pashteen, someone many of you do not like.

So, what I am trying to say is...
I hoped that you would read between the lines.

And that you would asked questions like the following:
1. Why would Al Jazeera (Qatar) publish this article (and other articles) about Manzoor Pashteen and PTM?
2. What would Qatar gain from this?
3. If PTM is created by India and Afghanistan, as many of you say, why would Al Jazeera (Qatar) support them?
4. If PTM is created to disrupt CPEC, as many of you say, does Qatar also want to disrupt CPEC?

 

[war&peace]

Pashtun of FATA actually had more rights then an average Pakistani. No power load shedding, no electricity bills, Exemption from any type of tax, and more then that “exemption from LAW”. As that area had its on Law which was easy to manipulate.

Baat karta hy.

That's a partial or half truth and half truths are more dangerous than full lies. Mate, What you did not say here is that there was a concept of collective punishments so for a crime of a single person, the whole village would be punished and and political agent was like a king who could order anything to anyone and no one could argue with him and then there were no schools, colleges, hospitals and it was a lawless society.

 

[RealNapster]

That's a partial or half truth and half truths are more dangerous than full lies. Mate, What you did not say here is that there was a concept of collective punishments so for a crime of a single person, the whole village would be punished and and political agent was like a king who could order anything to anyone and no one could argue with him and then there were no schools, colleges, hospitals and it was a lawless society.

This is new.

I do know that if someone did a crime and and go underground. One if his family member will get the reciprocative punishment. E.g a person killed another and then run away. His brother or father will he killed for the crime their family member committed. But the “collective punishment” extended to whole village is something absurd.

P.s : tye disputes between villages is another thinf

 

[Imad.Khan]

Pakistan's Pashtuns get rights, will it lead to peace?

Pakistan finally grants full rights to Pashtuns who have been governed by colonial-era laws for more than a century.

by SherShah Atif

43 minutes ago

Up to five million Pakistanis living on the Afghan border areas were officially given full rights as citizens this year, after being governed by British-era laws for nearly 150 years.

An overwhelming majority of the population in these border areas, known as the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) until May, are Pashtuns who live on the margins of the Pakistani society.

Instability and conflict in the region coupled with massive protests led to reforms this year, but decades of violence, discrimination and lack of development have negatively affected the area and displaced millions.

FATA's unique geostrategic location on the border of Afghanistan along with its isolation from mainstream society has made it a breeding ground for foreign fighters since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.

Since then, shifting allegiances, the so-called "war on terror", and proxy wars in Afghanistan have worsened conditions for the local people, who have been subjected to security crackdown and enforced disappearances by Pakistani forces.

Al Jazeera takes a look at the history of the area and tries to understand if the new reforms will bring peace.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/pakistan-pashtuns-rights-lead-peace-181126091906107.html

I am not from FATA but i am Pukhtoon. We already have full rights like anyone else. This article is misleading.

Um you do realize that PM, Interior Minister and Defence Ministers are Pashtuns right?

Dont forget me

 

[Zibago]

I am not from FATA but i am Pukhtoon. We already have full rights like anyone else. This article is misleading.



Dont forget me

Oh yes how can we forget our dear friend Nasir khan Jan

 

[TheNoob]

Pashtun rights?
You mean... the same rights as any other Pakistani?

if you mean tribal areas... they had the freedom of the century without the laws under our constitution.

Eitherway.
You're pretty much in the dark here.
Because there is nothing wrong with that part of the country, lots of pashtuns are more educated than an average Pakistani.

 

[War Thunder]

this i what we call effed up reporting to skew the facts.
Tribals are not the only Pashtuns that exist in Pakistan, nor the majority.

 

[Valar.]

Um you do realize that PM, Interior Minister and Defence Ministers are Pashtuns right?

According to real Pashtuns, anyone or any Khan who doesn't speak Pashto is a fake wannabe Pashtun/Pathan. Once a fake pathan gets famous, all of a sudden he becomes real Pashtun, convinently

 

[Jaanbaz]

When will India give rights to beef eater?

 

[khanmubashir]

@khanmubashir @Zibago @war&peace @RealNapster

The reason why I posted this article, was not because I agreed with the content
(I know, for example, that the Pakistan PM is a Pashtun).

It was more because I was surprised that Al Jazeera (Qatar) placed such an article about Pakistani Pashtuns.

Look at the writer.
His name is Sher Shah Atif.
Do any of you know him?

See his twitter:
https://twitter.com/shershahatif

See his website:
http://www.shershahatif.com/writing/

See his Al Jazeera articles:
https://www.aljazeera.com/profile/shersha-atif.html

He is a fan of Manzoor Pashteen, someone many of you do not like.

So, what I am trying to say is...
I hoped that you would read between the lines.

And that you would asked questions like the following:
1. Why would Al Jazeera (Qatar) publish this article (and other articles) about Manzoor Pashteen and PTM?
2. What would Qatar gain from this?
3. If PTM is created by India and Afghanistan, as many of you say, why would Al Jazeera (Qatar) support them?
4. If PTM is created to disrupt CPEC, as many of you say, does Qatar also want to disrupt CPEC?

Buying paying a few journalist to have specific articles written isn't something new
And having articles written per your propaganda is cheaper as u only have to pay the writer for news the whole organizations administration