F.P. Report
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam- Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday said that further consultations for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Reforms Bill will continue to be held.
“We will continue to hold discussions with the government over FATA Reforms Bill,” Rehman said, adding that additional meetings with the military leadership will not be required.
“The prime minister, Minister for States and Frontier Regions Qadir Baloch, and National Security Advisor Lieutenant General (retired) Nasser Janjua visited my residence last night.
We had a detailed discussion and decided to continue discussions,” Fazl said.
The JUI-F said that he met the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa in the prime minister’s chambers today (Tuesday) after he was informed that the latter wished to meet him.
“We presented our stance to them which was to gain the approval of the FATA supreme council,” he said. “Prime Minister Abbasi agr-eed to our request to meet the supreme council and try to get them to agree on the matter.”
“We are working as per our schedule but I can’t say anything about the approval of FATA Reforms Bill during this session,” Fazl said.
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