Frontier Crime Regulation under Human Rights and Constitutional Perspectives, An Analysis of Pakistan Government Policies

Abstract

The citizens of FATA continue to be governed by a colonial-era law, the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) of 1901, which negates basic constitutional rights and protections for the residents of FATA, including their rights to political representation, judicial appeal, and freedom from collective punishment. The Constitution of Pakistan of 1973 explicitly excludes FATA from the legal, judicial and parliamentary system of Pakistan, including barring residents from full representation in parliament and from bringing appeals to a higher court outside the territory. The government of Pakistan has recently promised to reform the FCR but this has not yet happened. This Article will discuss FCR 1901 as it is against human rights perspective because the system governess in FATA violates basic human rights and must be drastically reformed as soon as possible. The constitution of Pakistan gives equal rights to its citizens; the FCR has snatched these rights from the people of tribal areas.in end conclusion and recommendation will be given