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Struggle for Equal Rights in FATA (video)
Paakhair raaghalay. Welcome to FATA, Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas. A few short miles from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s bustling metropolis, Peshawar, past many check-posts and security...
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FATA panel in search of efficient civil servants
ISLAMABAD: The reform commission set up to transform the Federally Administered Tribal Areas into a hub of development is hamstrung by a lack of honest and committed officers, its head said on […]
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Extra-territorial territory of FATA (Mohsin Raza Malik)
Although Pakistan has expressly recognized the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) as its important constituent part under Article 1 of the constitution, yet Article 247 of the same...
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FATA displacement rehabilitation and reform strategy released
Federal government has acknowledged that the rehabilitation process must be accompanied by reforms for FATA. After a long delay, on Tuesday the federal government and Fata Secretariat jointly presented...
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High Court seeks government reply on FATA senate polls
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court has directed the government to submit a reply by Monday on a controversial presidential order under which the procedure for Senate elections in the Federally...
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FATA Tribunal usefulness questioned
PESHAWAR: On August 12, 2011, the incumbent PPP government introduced amendments in Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) for the first time in the history of Pakistan so as to bring the tribal people to […]
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Political parties demand FATA local government
In recent weeks, many political parties have made collective and individual calls for elected local government in FATA. They ask why FATA is being denied local representation when the provinces are...
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FATA elders reject Reforms Commission draft
PESHAWAR: The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) Political Alliance Saturday rejected the proposed draft report of the Fata Reforms Commission and announced to launch protest if the...
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FATA reform body skirts around real issues
PESHAWAR: Pressed into action 11 months ago to suggest reform measures for tribal areas, the Fata Reforms Commission has skirted around the real issues and seems unable to propose tangible and...
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Action needed from FATA parliamentarians (Hizbullah)
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 […]
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Wrong start for FATA reforms (Business Recorder)
The Fata Reforms Commission, set up about a year ago, presented its report to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi on Thursday. Prepared by a five-member team of former government...
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Overdue FATA reforms (Dawn)
FATA Reforms Commission recommendations are a sad reflection on our ability to think outside the box and to discard discredited forumlas. In hindsight it is readily acknowledged that Fata,...
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Need for local elections in FATA (Tor Gul Chamkani)
Complying with the Supreme Court order and the constitution, preparation for local government elections in the four provinces is now moving forward. Previously, however, all elected governments have...
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FATA political parties demand real local bodies
JAMRUD: The All Parties Alliance on Monday rejected the agency councils that have been [proposed by the government FATA Reforms Commission] and asked the government to announce local government...
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Notices issued over FATA Tribunal delays
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has issued notices to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa governor and Attorney General of Pakistan over a delay in FATA Tribunal appointments on Tuesday. A bench comprising Chief...
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Suggested FATA reforms not incorporated by Commission
PESHAWAR: Jamaat-e-Islami Fata, Ameer, Sahibzada Haroon ur Rasheed claims all political parties have rebuffed the suggested reforms draft prepared by Reforms Commission and said our proposals...
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Commission hands FATA reform priorities to governor
PESHAWAR: With the aim of ensuring the economic uplift of tribal areas and improving overall security, the judicial system and administration, the Fata Reforms Commission handed over its...
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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 […]
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FATA senator rejects empowering governor on reforms
KHAR: Parliamentarians from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas have rejected the draft presented by the FATA Reforms Commission about the proposed management of agency and Fata councils. The draft...
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Collective responsibility and corruption in Khyber Agency
LANDI KOTAL: The officials of the political administration of Landikotal subdivision of Khyber Agency allegedly refused to permit the senator to visit the prison, sources said on Sunday. The sources...
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Comedy of reform for FATA (Ayaz Wazir)
Fata, strategically an important part of the country, has suffered tremendously as a consequence of the policies of the federal governments for the last 69 years. It has been used as a […]
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Tribal elders threaten to not abide by FCR
GHALLANI: A jirga in Mohmand Agency announced on Wednesday it would not abide by the FCR’s collective responsibility clause if the political administration tried to weaken their traditional customs....
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Parliamentarians demand genuine FATA reform
PESHAWAR: Fata parliamentarians on Tuesday broke silence on the core issues of their region and called for ‘genuine’ reforms there. Accompanied by five MNAs and Senators at a news conference here,...
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Understanding the FATA Reforms Commission draft proposal
On May 1, 2015, the FATA Reforms Commission (FRC) established by the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa delivered its draft proposal for reforms to the governor and subsequently to Prime Minister Nawaz...
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JI again calls on President to abolish FCR
BANNU: Provincial Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Professor Muhammad Ibrahim Khan has said that Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) was a black law for Federal Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and it should be...
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Commission and political forces disagree on FATA constitutional reform
The position of the FATA Reforms Commission on constitutional reform stands in sharp contrast to the progressive reform posture of all mainstream political parties and FATA parliamentarians. This...
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Elders demand action for FATA equal rights
PESHAWAR: Scores of tribal elders from Fata and Balochistan have demanded reforms and the extension of the Constitution to the tribal areas from the federal government, saying the time for seminars to...
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Twitter activists start campaign to #DemandFATAReforms and #MainstreamFATA
Update 1: An additional Twitter campaign using the hashtag #MainstreamFATA has also been started and gained lots of participation. Click #MainstreamFATA to see what people are tweeting about FATA...
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Parties reject FATA Reforms Commission proposals (video)
LANDIKOTAL: Khyber Siyasi Ettehad, a conglomerate of various political and religious parties in the tribal areas, has rejected the proposed recommendations of Fata Reforms Commission and threatened to...
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FATA parties say Commission proposal for local governance not representative
Although the FATA Reforms Commission proposes partially representative agency councils, political parties and FATA elders reject the recommendation and demand fully democratic elected local government*...
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