Pashtun tribal, Pakistani Establishment and President Trump policy for Afghanistan and South Asia
By Zar Ali Khan Afridi
I am worried about future of my people particularly in tribal areas called FATA. This unfortunate area and its people have always been used by Pakistan establishment whenever it felt their need. It was year 2001 when an American undersecretary threatened Pakistan to be pushed to stone age if she didn’t side US in its wars against terror. Pakistan then military dictator immediately responded in positive and under a very cooked strategy used Pashtun people especially FATA for its experiment. This was a long war indeed and this made our people psychologically ill. I am not interested to describe issues faced by people during this time and now it is history. Today after 17 years of love affair between Pakistan and US once again Pakistan was threatened on allegations of helping terrorists. Now broken and helpless people of FATA once again were reminded by Pakistan establishment and they r being pushed forward to challenge US. This is a folly on our part. We are weak people. We are not born to fight. Our people love life. America is super power. No country in world can fight this great and powerful country. Our people in FATA are using flour with USAID logo. We are using roads built with support of US fund. US must understand that we are friends and not foe. You know your enemies and you know who forces our ignorant and poverty and terrorism stricken people to stage protest against President Trump policy for Afghanistan and South Asia which is against elimination of terrorism from region and we support him. Zar Ali Khan Afridi Chairman FATA Commission of Human Rights
