PESHAWAR: Students belonging to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) residing in Peshawar staged a protested against the FATA Development Authority (FDA) and the biased behaviour of police officials on Monday. A rally of the FATA Students Organisation reached outside the Governor’s House to record its protest against the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) governor and the FDA after they refused to accept the demands of the protesting students. A list of demands of the organisation includes the utilisation of funds for the education of students studying through the FDA. After five protesting students were arrested, a demonstration against the biased behaviour of the province’s police department was also held. “The police force is being used against us,” FATA Students Organisation President Shaukat Aziz said. “The Inspector General of Police should direct the police to protect us, not use the force against us.” The protesting students have also demanded that the authorities take notice of the corruption in the FDA. Published in Daily Times, February 20th 2018.