Tag: tribal areas

Jirga to recommend development projects in tribal areas, says KP governor

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Shah Farman on Thursday said that a 10-member Jirga Pakistan Committee would soon be set up to recommend and...

Govt allocates additional Rs26bn for FATA at eleventh hour

--Total federal development budget allocation increases to Rs701bn ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry on Monday evening allocated additional Rs26 billion for the development of erstwhile Federally...

Rs102bn released for mega development in erstwhile FATA, says Afridi

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for States and Frontier Regions Shehryar Afridi on Wednesday said that the federal government had released an unprecedented Rs102 billion for...

ECP starts receiving nomination papers for KP Assembly’s elections

PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday started the process of receiving nomination papers from the candidates for elections on 16 seats of...

Deliver or go home: PM hints at more sackings

--Imran says changed ‘batting order’ of team in order to achieve his purpose and would continue to do so in future --Prime minister endorses PTM’s...

Govt decides to restore national TV transmission in tribal areas

The federal government has decided to restore transmission of national television in the tribal areas, according to media reports. The government also contacted the inspector...

PM announces 10-year development project for tribal belt

--Imran says govt will spend over Rs100bn annually for 10 years in newly-merged tribal districts of KP   ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday announced...

Jirga constituted to hold talks with PTM

PESHAWAR: The Advisory Committee on Tribal Districts, in its maiden meeting held here on Monday with Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Mahmood Khan in chair,...

PM Imran inaugurates four shelter homes in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday inaugurated four shelter homes in Peshawar during his one-day visit to the city. It was reported that as...

KP to set up 100 police stations in tribal districts

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is finalising arrangements to introduce regular policing in all seven tribal districts and is working to establish about one hundred police...

KP Police’s jurisdiction extended to tribal areas

The authority of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police has been extended to tribal areas of Pakistan in the light of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas...

CJP takes notice of non-availability of courts, police in tribal areas

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday took notice of the non-availability of courts and police in tribal areas after the...

Govt to provide 10,000 higher education scholarships to tribal youth

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Shah Farman has said that the government will provide ten thousand scholarships to the tribal youth for higher education. "The youth...

Elections in FATA soon with delimitation in final stages

Ali Khan says govt has re-designated tribal agencies as districts, sub-divisions of KP ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan on Tuesday informed...

KP shares recovery plan for newly-merged tribal areas

Ignacio Artaza-led UNDP delegation calls on CM Dost in Peshawar PESHAWAR: Caretaker Chief Minister Dost Muhammad Khan spoke out his mind about the overall recovery...

All resources to be utilised for exploration of minerals in tribal...

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain Tuesday said all resources would be utilized for mineral resources exploration in the tribal areas for improving living standard of...

Muttahida Qabail Party demands timely elections in tribal areas

ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Qabail Party leaders held a march on Friday to demand timely elections in 2018 instead of 2019 on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly...