LAHORE: The National Assembly (NA) has passed a bill to bring Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court (SC) and the Peshawar High Court (PHC). Minister for Law and Justice Bashir Virk on Friday tabled the bill in the lower house of parliament where the routine proceedings were suspended to […]
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Merge FATA with KP as soon as possible: Malala
LAHORE: Malala Yousafzai demanded on Tuesday that the government of Pakistan take immediate steps to merge Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) as soon as possible. The Nobel laureate said that the people of FATA were entitled to the basic human rights that people in other parts of the country enjoy. They […]
PML-N willing to make sacrifices for democracy: Nawaz
LAHORE: Former premier Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday that for the sake of democracy, his party was willing to give sacrifices. Nawaz also discussed the upcoming general election and asked Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) workers to increase their interaction with the people since 2018 would be the year of elections. Previously, on Wednesday, […]
PM, COAS, JUI-F chief meet to discuss FATA reforms
LAHORE: Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam – Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman met on Tuesday to discuss FATA reforms. According to sources, JUI-F chief expressed his reservations over FATA reforms and the PM and COAS assured him that they would resolve his […]
Tribal leaders reject merger of FATA, announce protest in Islamabad
LAHORE: More than 500 tribal leaders on Thursday convened in a jirga to declare their disapproval of the possible merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Announcing a protest on December 23 in Islamabad, the leaders of the tribes reiterated their opinion that FATA should be given the status of a separate province. […]
Army assures full support for mainstreaming of FATA
LAHORE: Pakistan Army fully supports the mainstreaming of the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA), said Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. According to a statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relation (ISPR), COAS held two separate meetings with FATA delegations of Tribal elders and Youth Jirga at ISPR on Wednesday. “Delegations acknowledged […]
Imran Khan reiterates call for early elections
LAHORE: Reiterating his call for holding early elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said that a “fresh mandate” was needed for bringing stability in the country as the federal government had failed to fulfill their duties. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Imran stressed upon holding early general election saying: “It is better for the government […]