ISLAMABAD: Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), belonging to various political parties from tribal areas (formerly known as FATA), called on Prime Minister Imran Khan here at the PM’s Office on Thursday.
The delegation comprised MNAs Gul Dad Khan, Gul Zafar Khan, Sajid Khan, Muhammad Iqbal Afridi, Munir Khan Orakzai, Jawad Hussain, Mohsin Javed, Muhammad Jamalud Din, Muhammad Ali and Abdul Shakoor.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Shah Farman, Minister for Defence Pervez Khattak, Minister for Religious Affairs Peer Noorul Haq Qadri and Special Assistant to PM Naeem-ul-Haq were also present in the meeting.
The delegation presented a demand for increasing the representation of tribal areas in the national and provincial assemblies.
They said that the number of seats from tribal areas in the national and provincial assemblies should be increased to 12 and 24, respectively and required steps in this regard should be taken in consultation with all political parties.
