FATA merger

CM Mahmood laments non-release of budgeted funds

200 tribesmen, local admin join ceremony as Tindowal, Ali-Sherzai land dispute settled

Security official says Pakistan emphatically rejected two key demands at the very onset of negotiations

'Upholding tribal culture and tradition in the transition period is biggest challenge'

Imran chairs high-level meeting on speeding up process

'K-P govt lacks policing, prosecuting and investigating personnel to implement judicial system in tribal districts'

Imran Khan stresses the need to educate tribal people regarding benefits of the merger

The merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has always been fraught

Rahdar posts no longer collect taxes, administration grapples with lack of funds

Tribal elders in Mohmand Agency had shown reservation over Fata's merger with K-P