Three FATA ministers decide to quit

Dunya News

Three Ministers from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have decided to resign saying they were not taken into confidence over Waziristan operation and were not being provided with development funds, Dunya News reported Monday. Hameedullah Jan Afridi, Noor-ul-Haq Qadri and Abdul Razzaq have submitted their resignations to Parliamentary Leader Muneer Orakzai who will present the resignations to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani during a meeting today. Sources said the ministers would resign in the first phase while members of parliament from FATA would resign afterwards. Ministers and parliamentarians from FATA have reservations upon not been taken into confidence over Waziristan operation and non-allocation of development funds. Minister for Environment Hameedullah had also refused offer of visit to United States from PM Gilani.