JI announces long march for FATA, KP merger

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ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has announced that it will hold a long march on December 10 to demand the merger of Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.

The long march will set off from Khyber Pass and culminate in the federal capital.

Moreover, voicing reservations about the recent national census, JI has called for a review of the statistics pertaining to the tribal areas.

Apart from the JI, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Awami National Party (ANP) and other political parties have also backed the merger of FATA with KP.