Seven Fata MNAs pledge support to PPP

Seven newly elected National Assembly members from Fata have pledged to support Pakistan People’s Party in the post-election setup. The MNAs called on the PPP co-chairman senator Asif Ali Zardari here at the Parliament lodges on Wednesday and expressed their willingness to support the steps and policies of Pakistan People’s Party, if it comes into power. Those who called on Zardari included Nur-ul-Haq Qadri and Hamidullah Khan Afridi (Khyber Agency), Munir Aurakzai and Jawad Hussain (Aurakzai Agency), Malik Bilal Rahman (Mohmand Agency), Shaukatullah Khan (Bajaur) and Zafar Beg Bhittani from frontier regions. Zardari thanked the MNAs for their support and said the party would give top priority to peace and security in the tribal areas.