FATA

Saturday’s electoral exercise should be taken only as a first step in the direction to heal scars

Polling stations to be under aerial surveillance

285 candidates in the race for 16 provincial assembly seats

Over 2.8M voters in northwestern tribal region will elect 16 representatives for the provincial assembly

Political activities were almost unheard of in FCR era

Resolution on restoring internet access in newly-merged areas to be tabled by ANP

Demand separate polling stations for men and women, female soldiers in women polling stations

Threaten to put Islamabad on lockdown if demand not met

ECP invokes Articles 220 and 245 of the Constitution

Finance minister says primary focus on developing social sectors of the area

K-P has requested ECP to postpone the elections for 20 days

According to the survey, the rate of nutritional deficiency in the country has increased

Upcoming polls to be the first ever constitutional transition of power in the merged districts

The plan is ambitious given that the 4% growth target is significantly above IMF’s forecast of 2.8%

PM Imran says enemies are exploiting feeling of alienation, lack of representation among Pakistanis

If the bill passes, the tribal district's representation at NA and K-p Assembly will increase

To provide greater governmental representation to the newly-expanded K-P province

Govt, opposition agree on bill seeking to establish more NA, K-P assembly constituencies in tribal districts

People will use right of franchise on 16 K-P Assembly seats

Jhagra, Wazir say merger of 27 departments was a great challenge

Sherpao wants govt to help displaced Pakistanis in Afghanistan to return home

Decision has been taken to bring tribal districts into mainstream

K-P govt forms committee to identify title holders to pay them compensation

Revenue department will confirm ownership of all houses where army personnel reside

'Placing information online will also establish check and balance system'

K-P Minister for Finance Taimur Saleem Khan Jhagra tells UNDP provincial govt committed to prosperity of tribal people

Only 42% of the total of eight million students enrolled in education institutions of Sindh are girls

Imran says three-week consultative process started to formulate 10-year uplift plan for merged tribal areas

Judicial workers and judges have been assigned to the newly established courts

Judicial officers being made conversant with the peculiar customs of tribal districts

Mahmood Khan briefed the Prime Minister of the growing challenges

JI chief says infrastructure in the tribal areas had been totally destroyed

Board further extends revenue powers to all administrative officials in merged tribal districts

Experts say these areas are a target for fifth-generation warfare to destabilise the region

UNDP is closely working with rule of law and justice institutions in K-P

District and sessions judges and additional judges nominated for the seven merged districts

It is time to heal the wounds. It is time to rehabilitate the tribal area and the people.

CM Mahmood says govt has roadmap for development in merged tribal districts

Besides judges, also issues directives for appointment of auxiliary staff

Senate panel says current number inadequate, instructs HEC to address issue

Apex committee agrees to bring Levies, Khasadar forces within ambit of the Constitution

Sindh objects to inclusion of finance secretary as 10th member

Establishing hospitals, educational institutions, strengthening institutions among topmost priorities

Development fund for tribal districts increased to Rs20 billion in 2017-18, Senate panel told

Survey teams have begun visiting Khyber, Bajaur, Mohmand and Orakzai

Law minister says SC jurisdiction will be extended to ex-FATA after six months

Small reservoirs will help increase water level in nearby wells said FDA officials

K-P Finance Minister says PM’s apex committee working only for maintaining law and order

K-P govt sought six-months from SC; meeting chaired by PM Imran set one-year deadline

Provincial govt extends jurisdiction of monitoring units to erstwhile FATA and frontier regions