An all-party conference organised by the Awami National Party in Peshawar on Saturday rejected the Federal Frontier Constabulary Act.

In a joint statement, the participating parties said that the security powers should be handed over to the police.

The action in aid of civil power act should be immediately repealed and enforced disappearance should be declared a crime under the law, the meeting demanded.

The APC decided to form a committee comprising political parties and tribal elders to work for peace.

The ANP demanded the formation of a judicial commission into the murder of party leader Maulana Khan Zeb.

According to details, the APC was held under the ANP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. All political parties participated except the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

The gathering was attended by Maulana Ata-ur-Rehman of JUI-F, Senator Ata-ul-Haq Darwesh, PPP’s provincial president Muhammad Ali Shah Bacha, parliamentary leader Ahmed Kundi, representatives of other political parties, including the Qaumi Watan Party, National Democratic Movement, and tribal elders.

The meeting discussed the political and security situation in the province and developed a joint plan of action to restore law and order.

The APC joint statement demanded that the 18th Constitutional Amendment be implemented in its true sense.

A committee comprising all political parties and tribal elders will be formed to prevent the growing insecurity in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

It will also work for the implementation of the NFC award, recruitment of FC in merged districts and to stop new operations in the province.

The committee will hold meetings with the establishment and the federal government on the prevailing situation in the province.

Addressing a press conference at the Bacha Khan Markaz in Peshawar, ANP provincial president Mian Iftikhar Hussain said that the committee would announce dates for protest sit-ins in Rawalpindi and Islamabad for the rights of the province.

Mian Iftikhar added that terrorism has created fear and panic among the people and that thousands of ANP workers have been martyred in acts of terrorism.

He called for the formation of a committee under the supervision of a Supreme Court judge.

The declaration also demanded implementation of the National Action Plan, an end to unnecessary operations, handing over of all administrative powers in merged districts to the civil administration, compensation for damages caused by past military operations, immediate reopening of trade routes with Afghanistan and issuance of a new NFC (National Finance Commission) Award.

Mian Iftikhar said that prior to the merger of FATA, a promise was made to recruit 20,000 Khasadars (tribal police), which must now be fulfilled.

The declaration stated that the quota of merged districts in professional colleges should be restored, and citizens martyred in terrorism should be given privileges equal to those given to government officials.

A committee will meet with the establishment, and the leaders of all political parties will set a date for the meeting.

Mian Iftikhar said that the committee formed during the APC will announce protest sit-ins in Rawalpindi and Islamabad to demand provincial rights.

He added that 21 military operations have been carried out in the province, and the people supported them — but no meaningful outcomes have resulted.

The ANP provincial president rejected the “good and bad” terminology regarding militants and also rejected drone strikes.