People from different walks of life in Bajaur Agency have welcomed the federal government's decision to table FATA reforms bill in the National Assembly on Monday.

Talking to reporters in Bajuar Agency, leaders of various political and religious parties praised the federal government for accelerating its efforts to implement the reforms quickly.

Showing their response over yesterday's press conference of Minister for States and Frontier Regions, Abdul Qadiar Baloch and Planning Commission's Deputy Chairman Sartaj Aziz, they said that they are fully satisfied with the government's efforts to implement reforms in FATA.

They expressed the hope that the proposed reforms would not only repeal the century old colonial governance system of Frontier Crimes Regulation or FCR but also boost socio-economic conditions of the tribal areas.

They also welcomed the government's plan to merge FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhawa in next two years.