FATA MERGER and CHALLENGES AHEAD

MERGER and CHALLENGES AHEAD

Published in The News on Sunday - 3 June 2018
If one looks at the historical evolution of democratic societies, of democratisation, one notes that changes either come through revolutions or evolution.

A revolution comes when the establishment (which is more than just military) refuses to respond or by giving in some concessions by adapting itself to challenges. Evolution and gradual change occurs when the establishment responds by giving in partially to demands of people. It gives in to some demands, to avoid revolutions and to retain its power.

However, the process continues; people demand more after gaining and celebrating the gains made. The establishment resists, but then gives in a little more. The process gradually evolves a society, a state, moving to a stage where we see more diffusion of power, a relatively better system of checks and balances and more inclusion of the excluded. This is called the process of democratisation and progressive change through evolution.

The process that had started about two years back, with the formation of Fata Reforms Committee headed by Sartaj Aziz, got a lot of boost when the committee presented its report, and a detailed roadmap for merger of Fata with KP.

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Published in The News on Sunday - 3 June 2018https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/565625-merger-challenges-ahead