Tag: Fata
No more PATA or FATA likely: report
ISLAMABAD: The 31st amendment will not only merge the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) but it will also merge the Provincial Administered...
Parliamentary leaders endorse KP-FATA merger amendment
ISLAMABAD: A day after the cabinet committee accorded approval to put before parliament the amendment for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas’ (FATA) merger with...
Cabinet okays placement of amendment for FATA’s merger before parliament
Cabinet decides to retain Gilgit-Baltistan Council as advisory body
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet Tuesday approved the placement of draft constitutional amendment for the...
FATA merger bill likely to be tabled in NA on Wednesday
--KP Assembly seats to increase from 126 to 147
ISLAMABAD: An amendment bill for the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)...
Nawaz’s political narrative more dangerous than controversial statement: Shah Mehmood Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Friday that Nawaz Sharif's political narrative is more dangerous than his recent statement on the...
Govt fails to table FATA merger bill in NA
---PML-N’s allies JUI-F and PkMAP are strongly opposed to FATA’s merger with KP while PTI and PPP have thrown their weight behind legislation
ISLAMABAD: The ruling...
Cabinet approves placement of FATA Reforms Bill in NA
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Thursday approved placement of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Reforms Bill in the National Assembly (NA) and the establishment...
JUI-F chief calls for referendum on FATA’s merger with KP
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazl ur Rehman Wednesday called for holding referendum in the Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) for its merger with...
KP Assembly seats to increase to 147 after FATA merger: draft...
PESHAWAR: The seats for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly will increase to 147 from the current 126 after its merger with Federally Administered Tribal Areas,...
Govt to approve 30th Amendment to facilitate FATA’s integration with KP
The federal government has decided to get the proposed 30th Amendment to the constitution approved before the incumbent National Assembly completes its term, a...
FATA has 60 per cent dropout rate despite enrolling 0.2m children...
PESHAWAR: The Directorate of Education, Fata, enrolled around 200,000 children, including 143,000 in public sector primary schools, in the tribal areas in 2017, however,...
PM urges corporate sponsors to help revive sports in Pakistan
Chairs meeting of parliamentary representatives to discuss FATA reforms
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday said that the corporate sponsors should come up to...
Govt fails to convince allies over FATA merger timeline: report
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi failed to convince government allies on Monday pertaining to timeline promulgated by the military and civil leadership for mainstreaming tribal...
Zardari assures of PPP support for FATA, KP merger
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Monday said that the party will not indulge in petty politics over the issue...
KP govt invites PTM leaders for dialogue
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Thursday considered reconciliation with the leaders of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), inviting them for dialogue with local jirga...
Tribal people laud increase in allocation for FATA, TDPs
PESHAWAR: The tribal people including parliamentarians, chieftains, and elders here on Wednesday lauded massive increase in allocation of funds for the FATA and the Temporarily...
Imran Khan presents 11-point agenda to rebuild Pakistan
PTI chief Imran Khan addresses a charged crowd in Lahore; says health, education top priorities
LAHORE: Unfolding an 11-point agenda to turn the country...
