FATA

Sadiq's told off Shah Ji Gul Afridi after lawmaker repeatedly spoke out-of-turn on Fata reforms issue

FDMA says return of displaced tribesmen from Afghanistan also starts

Elders had complained that party officials were campaigning against FCR but also participating in jirgas under it

JUI-F chief tore into the legislation and the two bills proposed by the Safron minister

Criticises PML-N for ‘incompetence’ in solving issues of tribal people

Also tables Tribal Areas Rewaj Act 2017 that will replace colonial era FCR

Balochistan Emergency Centre coordinator says one case each reported from Gilgit-Baltistan and Punjab so far in 2017

The bill is likely to be debated as it is for the first time that lawmakers will see it

He said reforms introduced by PML-N govt for the war-torn region were a ploy to deceive residents of the tribal areas

Petition filed in IHC challenged Senator Hidayat and his father MNA Bismillah Jan's seat in Parliament

Claims that Bismillah Jan, Senator Hidayatullah concealed Afghan nationality: IHC to hear petition today

The government is devising an independent monitoring system to ensure the attendance of teachers in schools

Mohmand Agency political agent says 2,000 security officials, including khasadars and levies deployed for exercise

Noorul Baha was first sold at the age of eight for Rs70,000 as per a tribal tradition called walwar

80 per cent of total Malaria cases were reported from Fata and Balochistan

Move expected to stir protests by locals on after decades of tax exempt status

Military’s media wing says intelligence-based raids were conducted as part of Radd-ul-Fasaad

They will be provided Rs35,000 and six months ration

The agreement between the Directorate of Projects of Fata Secretariat and UNDP ends on March 31

Unemployment in the region is quite high, trailing far behind the national average

Debating society holds its second internal Pashto Debates 2017 to promote national integration and cultural harmony.

It is rare for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) to host a national sporting event

This requires welfare funds to be issued through receipts, record of expenditures

Fata Secretariat official says there are more than 100,000 families as unregistered TDPs

Amnesty International has described the Frontier Crimes Regulation, 1901 (FCR), as being deeply flawed

Students urged government to include a separate column for the Temporarily Displaced Persons in the census forms

Panellists urge govt to clarify ambiguities in proposed reforms programme

Petitioner’s lawyer said project management unit had to give 30 days prior notice.

The demand for abolishing the FCR, a legacy of the colonial era, was widespread and virtually unanimous

Governor says there is no dearth of talent among students in Fata.

Iqbal Zafar Jhagra says Pakistan Super League administration will be approached in this regard

Balochistan Chief Minister Sardar Sanaullah Zehri calls on Premier Nawaz at PM House

PTI welcomes the package, but expresses reservations over financial powers bestowed upon the governor K-P

There is no match at all between the justice system operating in Fata and that operating in K-P

This piece is in response to Rustam Shah Mohmand’s article ‘The Unanticipated Perils of FATA Merger with K-P

There has been virtually no change in the way the Fata have been governed and administered since Independence.

Cabinet approves repeal of FCR, replacement with Rewaj Regulation

The biggest challenge perhaps will be to synchronise Fata’s justice system with K-P’s

Issues creating hurdle in passage of reforms likely to be resolved

The growth of services sector instead of industries could save the crucial time available for developing Fata

If introduced, the recommendations can change the fate of the tribal people besides improving security situation.

“The government must announce the merger of Fata with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. This is the only way forward.”

While a few demand its merger with K-P, others favour creation of a separate province

The disgruntled legislators have submitted application to Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani for allocating the the benches

Political integration should happen politically, not through transitional development packages

Speakers hold vested interests, bureaucracy responsible for existence of FCR Act

Up to Rs120b from federal consolidated pool of Rs4tr will have to diverted to Fata

PTI chief Imran Khan says militancy could only be rooted out with development in the region

JUI-F chief says locals should be given enough time to consider their future

Army has announced it will be retrieving 900 girls' school buildings in NWA agency