Sajid Hussain Turi, a member of National Assembly from Kurram Agency, has said that the government will announce local body elections in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 11. Talking to Radio Mashaal, he said that the government had agreed to hold local body elections in FATA under the supervision of the Election Commission of Pakistan, and not under the governor or political agent. Turi further said that the local body polls would first start in the urban pockets of FATA. “A proposal to hold fair and free local body elections first in urban areas of FATA was agreed upon by the governor. A final announcement to this effect will be made by the government on September 11,” Turi added.
