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Passes a constitutional amendment with a two-thirds majority; PkMAP, JUI-F stage walkout
Top civil and military brass puts its weight behind Fata merger
Bill includes the merger of the tribal areas with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa within two years
Postponement of Fata reforms has nothing to do with rights of people; everything to do with vested interests
Meeting aimed to take JUI-F, PkMAP into confidence before presenting bill in NA
He will no more be seen as a leader but a “bean spiller”
It fills the gap of paltry sum provided by federal govt to meet expenses of FATA agencies
FATA Secretariat letting half of annual development programme lapse
Powerful players favour an in-house change
Accuses PML-N govt of using delaying tactics over FATA, K-P merger