Editorial: The Unfortunate 750,000.00 Internally Displaced Pashtun Voters | PKKH.tv
PKKH Editorial
Like several other unhealed and complex injuries of Pakistani Tribal belt where Pashtuns dwell, the latest problem that has arisen is of approximately 750,000.00 unregistered votes of Internally Displaced Pashtuns from Kurram, Mohmand, Waziristan and Orakzai Agencies, is an addition to that long and raising list of concerns over the dubious fate of these unfortunate IDPs; whether or not will they be able to exercise their legal rights and be able to cast votes or not when the President of Pakistan had extended political parties act to FATA in a historic decision in August last year.
Most of these IDPs have fled their hometowns due to ongoing operations of the Pakistan Armed Forces against anti-state elements from Khyber, Waziristan and Orakzai Agencies while thousands of displaced families from Kurram Agency had left their homes due to sectarian clashes in 2007 that has resulted in destruction of their properties and vanishing of their hopes to return. as yet no efforts have been made to rehabilitate these unfortunate families of the FATA IDPs who are living miserable lives in their own beloved Pakistan.
On top of all, now they are not even able to choose the one who will be deciding in future on their behalf, representing them on the floor of the National Assembly of Pakistan. Thousands of these tribal people have their votes registered with Election Commission of Pakistan but are unable to trace where their vote will be caste and even identifying who the candidates are that are running Election Campaign in their constituencies, while many others are not even registered. The relevant authorities have stated clearly that they are doing their level best for those living in the IDP camps but it seems very difficult to make is possible for those living on their own, in different parts of the country.
Since Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan is already working for the voting rights of overseas Pakistanis, putting together the distressing case of these 750,000 voters with the same file can serve as light at the end of the tunnel for all the IDPs to cast their votes. In reality, it is the failure of state mechanism, good governance and their failed policies in FATA as nothing has been planned to re-settle these people in their respective areas nor any plan has been made to give them all their citizen-rights in the locations they are currently present. On behalf of all these displaces people, we request Honorable Chief Justice, Care Taker Prime Minister, President and Army Chief to consider this issue and take all necessary measures to re-settle these IDPs on a secondary basis and their voting rights on a primary basis so that FATA can have the fruits of a true democratic process and can elect eligible representatives, which will have positive effects on FATA in particular and Pakistan in general.
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PKKH Editorial
Like several other unhealed and complex injuries of Pakistani Tribal belt where Pashtuns dwell, the latest problem that has arisen is of approximately 750,000.00 unregistered votes of Internally Displaced Pashtuns from Kurram, Mohmand, Waziristan and Orakzai Agencies, is an addition to that long and raising list of concerns over the dubious fate of these unfortunate IDPs; whether or not will they be able to exercise their legal rights and be able to cast votes or not when the President of Pakistan had extended political parties act to FATA in a historic decision in August last year.
Most of these IDPs have fled their hometowns due to ongoing operations of the Pakistan Armed Forces against anti-state elements from Khyber, Waziristan and Orakzai Agencies while thousands of displaced families from Kurram Agency had left their homes due to sectarian clashes in 2007 that has resulted in destruction of their properties and vanishing of their hopes to return. as yet no efforts have been made to rehabilitate these unfortunate families of the FATA IDPs who are living miserable lives in their own beloved Pakistan.
On top of all, now they are not even able to choose the one who will be deciding in future on their behalf, representing them on the floor of the National Assembly of Pakistan. Thousands of these tribal people have their votes registered with Election Commission of Pakistan but are unable to trace where their vote will be caste and even identifying who the candidates are that are running Election Campaign in their constituencies, while many others are not even registered. The relevant authorities have stated clearly that they are doing their level best for those living in the IDP camps but it seems very difficult to make is possible for those living on their own, in different parts of the country.
Since Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan is already working for the voting rights of overseas Pakistanis, putting together the distressing case of these 750,000 voters with the same file can serve as light at the end of the tunnel for all the IDPs to cast their votes. In reality, it is the failure of state mechanism, good governance and their failed policies in FATA as nothing has been planned to re-settle these people in their respective areas nor any plan has been made to give them all their citizen-rights in the locations they are currently present. On behalf of all these displaces people, we request Honorable Chief Justice, Care Taker Prime Minister, President and Army Chief to consider this issue and take all necessary measures to re-settle these IDPs on a secondary basis and their voting rights on a primary basis so that FATA can have the fruits of a true democratic process and can elect eligible representatives, which will have positive effects on FATA in particular and Pakistan in general.
Long Live Pakistan!
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