#fata status

What is the plan for FATA? (Khan Muhammad Wazir)

As new year coming and people are arranging different types of programs, we were sitting with a few friends and discussing the FATA situation.

One asked: “What will be the new plan of government for FATA”

We are not treated as a human beings in the Pakistan constitution. While it is right that FATA has not been well educated, but why? Who gave them guns in their hands? Who is responsible  for…

We must admit the fact that solution to all problems in FATA is the role of parliamentarians for their united stand to come up with a constitutional amendment for a separate province or with at least securing an autonomous status for FATA.

However, a majority of them do not know from where to take a start, although they wasted most of their time gaining intimacy with the rulers or making certain…

FATA to be given provincial status after military operation

The federal government has decided to give tribal the status of a province. It will be announced after the completion of the on going military operation in tribal areas. In this regard, the federal government has consulted senior lawyers and politicians from FATA.

Sources privy to the developments says that federal government has sought Law Ministry’s recommendation about the possible amendments…

Journey toward FATA reforms and prosperity (Jamil Afridi)

FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) is a land of hospitable and loving people. It is composed of 7 agencies and 6 frontier regions (FRs). History reveals that the area remained mostly independent. It also remained part of several dynasties including Mughals, Durranis and other Pashtun emperors. Back to the 19th century it became a part of British India. India was governed at first through…

It has already been delayed too long. All the areas within the Pakistani border should be subjected to the same law. FATA and PATA should be no exception.

For the time being, it can either be made a province by itself or combined with KPK and should be fully integrated with the rest of Pakistan. Parliament as well as provincial government of KPK should bring in this resolution to effectively make…

Will the new Pakistan map landmark project by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) in Islamabad include FATA as part of country?

Featured in today’s edition of Dawn newspaper, the giant map project is currently underway in Islamabad. According to what one can see in the photograph of the first stages of the project, it does not appear to include the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).

ISLAMABAD: The recent military action in FATA has spurred a debate about the future status of the tribal regions that have suffered gravely in the war on terror and have always been an area of unrest since the colonial days.

Majority of the natives, politicians and political analysts are urging the government to abolish Frontier Crimes Regulations and integrate the tribal regions with KP province…

KHAR: Leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have demanded the abolition of the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) and the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).

Addressing a news conference in Khar, Bajaur Agency, PML-N Fata leaders, Malik Muhammad Akbar, Haji Mohmand Shah accompanied by others, said the backwardness of the tribal areas…