Re: NYT: Pakistan to Talk With Militants, New Leaders Say
Local police doesn't exist. As per Frontier Crimes Regulations, tribals are supposed to police themselves. And they have miserably failed in breaking the stranglehold of Arabs and other sundry terrorists.
That's why it is of utmost importance to get rid of FCR, and replace with the Pakistani penal code (a variation of British-era Indian penal code).
As soon as we get rid of FCR, we must change the status of FATA as the Lawless-Gun-toting Wild Wild West. This type of concepts belong to the life that existed 2 centuries ago. In the modern world, you are either part of a country, or you don't exist.
p.s. A force called Khasa dras do exist in FATA but they are toothless tigers or more accurately pawless cats. .
If doesn't exist then they have to create one or increase the powers of the existing one. but bringing police from other provinces may not able to produce desired results.
I still remember in early days, when these tribals set out Lashkars to fight with foreign fighters they did acheived some success it is later when Mush decided to side line it ( on foreign pressure maybe) and use Army only.
If police doesn't exist then it is need of the day, changing the status might take long time, problems in FATA requries immediate actions.