Local people are asked questions entering Peshawar cantt.

On each and every check point entering Peshawar cantt one will see a security personnel asking questions from residents of Peshawar, Pakhtunkwa and FATA as to who are they and where they have come from and for what? One wonders as to what reply be given to a person who even does not know language of people whom he poses questions. Such questions are asked particularly from people with white collars. God knows why? Are they afraid from white collared people and such are strangers for them. When one enters deans trade center in Peshawar he/she faces cloth frisking fatigue by ignorant and unskilled and untrained guards. Interestingly they leave people sporting beards and apparently having links with so called proscribed terrorist organizations but as for as clean shaven white collared people are concerned they are frisked every time while entering Deans Plaza though one will be there for last 6-7 years. Military security personnel also ask questions from ladies. At least culture sensitivity needs to be recognized and understood. If they are smart enough then lady soldiers or helpers should be kept standing on all check points. many of friends who are regularly shuttling between Peshawar and FATA have such grievances and complaints against attitude of security forces. 

Samiullah afridi Advocate death condoled and termed as a great loss for Human Rights Defenders in FATA

 Zar Ali Khan Afridi Chairman Tribal NGOs Consortium strongly condemns the brutal killing of Samiullah Afridi Advocate and termed it as a great loss for the tribal areas called FATA. He was a noble soul and extended all out his possible support to people of FATA who were in need for legal and law related issues. He did his best to work for abolishing of FCR 1901 from FATA and to get his   voiceless people emancipate from the cruel clutches of an out dated, savage, cruel and inhuman system there. He was a man par excellence to defend human rights in FATA and his martyrdom showed it that he sacrificed his own precious life for the sake of his deprived people and an area which is known as human rights free zone. He laid down his life for a noble cause and that,s the reason that he will be remembered by his people  for a long time to come. God bless him. 

A man of 65 years of age is going to marry a child of 12 in Khyber Agency

Through some reliable sources from Landi Kotal Khyber Agency i have come to know that a man who is 65 years of age in Kogakhel, Ashrafkhel shinwari is going to tie a knot with a small girl whose age is said to be 12. The man in question is ailing for last several years and has gone under three heart surgeries. This is very inhuman for a man to marry a girl child of 12. Concerned authorities are demanded to intervene into matter and save the girl child from prangs of this cannibal. Tribal NGOs Consortium is strongly opposed to  early child and enforced marriages in FATA.

Regards
Zar Ali Khan Afridi

Tribal NGOs Consortium condemns terrorist attack on Christians in lahore

Tribal NGOs Consortium strongly condemns terrorist attack on two churches in Lahore, the capital of Punjab yesterday where innocent worshipers were targeted by terrorists and 16 of them died and many got wounded. In Pakistan religious minorities are very soft targets for terrorists and continue sly targeting them has become like a routine. This is tragic indeed. Pakistani society has turned radicalized and very intolerant due to successive military dictatorship especially started from the epoch of general Ziaul Haq in the decade of 1980s. Religious Minorities particularly Christians, Hindus, Ahmadis etc are regularly targeted. Their houses, educational institutes, places of worships and community centers are hit by terrorists and set on fire. Few months ago a christian couple was set a blazed by fire and condemned them to death after leveling a fake, groundless and fabricated case of blasphemy. We demand of government to stop terrorists doing havoc with life and property of religious minorities and co Muslim Ahli Tasheh.

Regards
Zar Ali Khan Afridi