04 July 2004	Sunday	15 Jamadi-ul-Awwal 1425

PESHAWAR, July 3: Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, said on Saturday that the problem arising out of the registration of foreigners in South Waziristan could be settled by employing peaceful methods.

He was talking to newsmen after attending a briefing on Islamic mode of banking here at the Bank of Khyber headquarters.

The Maulana said that he, along with acting president of MMA, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, and the NWFP chief minister, held a detailed meeting with the provincial governor last night over the prevailing situation in Wana.

He said the governor had assured that economic sanctions imposed on certain tribes in South Waziristan will be lifted.

Moreover, the governor also assured that the FCR (Frontier Crimes Regulations) will not be extended to settled parts of the province and would open all the shops and markets owned by tribal people in settled areas, Maulana Fazl added.

He said the MMA would follow the course of negotiations with the government to help address problems of the people in Fata.

Replying to a question, the leader of opposition said that the Bank of Khyber was making serious efforts for the success of Islamic banking and the corrupt would be thrown out of the bank.

He promised support to every step of the management for the betterment of the bank.

He told a questioner that the MMA never shut the doors of dialogue and wanted to bring positive changes in the opposition culture.

"We never worked for grabbing power or to promote our own interest," he said, adding, "we always reacted in the same manner as was shown by the government".

He said the MMA would consider the offer of Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain about a briefing on Wana.-APP