KHYBER
Former FATA Khasadar and Levies force demanded of the Chief Justice of Pakistan, President, Prime Minister, Army Chief, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to bestow on them their rights, guaranteed by the law in a protest sit-in held at Bab-e-Khyber, Jamrud district Khyber on Saturday.
Under the banner of All FATA ex-Khasadar and Levies Force Committee, a protest camp was organized that was attended by scores of former Khasadar and Levies personnel.
Speaking on the occasion office bearers of the committee including Said Jalal Wazir, Jahangir Afridi, Habib Khan, Ayaz Khan and others said that the Khasadar and Levies had rendered matchless sacrifices in the line of duty, however no importance was given after merging.
Stop injustice to the former force they added and asked for materializing of promises made during the Apex committee moot.
They maintained that the FATA Khasadar and Levies had been legally merged into the police force of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa therefore all incentives being enjoyed by the KP police should be granted to them.
It was not an issue of the job of thirty five thousand forces but a matter of thousands of families affiliated with them, they regretted.
They went on that the former Khasadar and Levies persons comprised educated persons that could deal with challenges of the modern era.
They asked for provision of their Constitutional rights and said the Army was the granter during the pledge made to them therefore the former should play its due role to settle the matter.
They threatened that if in near future their 22 points demands were not accepted then they would formulate a future strategy for continuous agitation.
