Time to address Regi Model Town issue: Govt

F.P. Report
PESHAWAR: Commissioner Peshawar Division, Muhammad Zubair has said that we wanted to settle the 37 years old dispute of Regi Model Town according to the norms of Pushtoon culture and unanimity of the all respondents so that no injustice is made in this regard.
It was the high time to address this long-standing issue as all the respondents seriously wanted a way out for this dispute through an amicable solution. The Commissioner said this while presiding over a jirga held between the Kokikhel tribe from Khyber district and respondents from the Peshawar Development Authority (PDA). The jirga was also attended by DC Peshawar Shah Fahad, DC Khyber, Abdul Nasir, Collector PDA, Mujahid and representatives of the tribal tribe of Kokikhel including Malik Barkat Afridi and Malik Yusuf Afridi.
The Commissioner on the occasion listened to the stance of both respondents and directed the PDA officials to present the complete record of the matter next week. The Commissioner also called in a meeting next week with the members of the earlier jirgas held to address the Regi issue. The Commissioner Peshawar Division said a jirga on a weekly basis will be held to sort out a lasting solution to this 37 years old issue.
It merits a mention here that a dispute over the ownership of Zone-1, Zone-II and Zone-V of Regi Model Town was continuing between the Kokikhel tribe of Khyber district and Peshawar Development Authority since 1986 that has stopped the construction activities in these zones. Hundreds of buyers of plots in these zones were faced with multiple problems and had requested the Commissioner to take personal interest in addressing this issue.