PESHAWAR: Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Monday claimed that efforts by his party had enabled everyone in the country to carry out political activities in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.

Addressing FATA convention, Zardari said that the extension of the Political Parties Act to the region was made possible by his party. PPP also increased funds for FATA from Rs3 billion to Rs19 billion, he said.

“Whatever we did is in front of everyone,” the former president said.

We want FATA to merge in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and not be a slave to a governor and the president, he added.

Zardari further said that his party wants the region to have its own high court.

Announcing PPP secretariat in FATA, he claimed that he will strengthen his party in the region and will ask its people before distributing party tickers.