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Who will fill the vacuum in FATA? (Babar Sattar)
Words are cheap if not backed by action. Fata needs new governance and justice systems and a border with Afghanistan that provides for control over the entry and exit of men, material […]
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Time to deradicalise tribal regions (Naveed Hussain)
Governed by a 19th Century set of draconian laws, nearly three and a half million tribesmen [according to the 1998 census data] living in Fata don’t have the legal, political and economic […]
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FATA committee urges equal rights for IDPs
ISLAMABAD: Ten mainstream political parties of the country have called for constitutional reforms for Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), including North Waziristan, to protect the fundamental...
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Jirga wants NWA to be declared calamity hit
The main cause of the backwardness of the tribal people was enforcement of the black law of FCR in Fata. Similarly, he said, jirga system and local culture was destroyed in Fata […]
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Map of where Waziristan IDPs are residing
FATA Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) has managed to locate 39,850 families which have been paid the first installments of Rs 37,000 each. They did this by using method of transferring money to […]
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Bringing FATA into the mainstream (Ahsan Jahangir)
Peace is not possible until we mainstream FATA. The much talked about and supported military operation, Zarb-e-Azb, has been initiated in North Waziristan with the objective of clearing the region...
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Asfandyar supports democracy and FATA reform
Supporting the military operation in North Waziristan, the ANP leader termed it a positive step but “without [giving Fata equality], no one can ensure durable peace in the region.” Tribesmen should be […]
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Lack of FATA information a problem (Noor Akbar)
We don’t have accurate information about Fata because for many decades, successive governments were not interested in understanding the region, or because they actively wished to construct an image of...
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FATA IDPs consider protest march to Islamabad (Rabia Tariq)
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters have been staging demonstrations in the capital Islamabad and the ensuing political crisis has captivated and monopolized the Pakistani media’s attention...
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President assures IDPs return and meets FATA lawmakers
PESHAWAR: President Mamnoon Hussain Monday held out categorical assurance that the government was making all out efforts for the early and dignified return of the people displaced due to the military...
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Govt asked to amend laws in FATA, rehabilitate IDPs
PESHAWAR: The political leaders of tribal areas have demanded of the government to introduce reforms in Fata and rehabilitate displaced persons as soon as possible. Addressing a seminar here on...
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ECP and govt fail to hold polls in Kurram after one year
PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and political administration of Kurram Agency have not yet even decided to hold polls on National Assembly seat, NA-38, which has been lying vacant...
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FATA vs Islamabad education discrimination (Nazir Ullah Burki)
Islamabad just got two weeks off from school, then the media arrived. In South Waziristan for the last five years educational institutions have been closed. Not to mention North Waziristan’s displaced...
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Waziristan forgotten (Ayaz Wazir)
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was shown on TV on Eid day, touring the flood affected areas in Punjab assuring people there that their destroyed houses will be rebuilt and compensation for other […]
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Absent civilian input on FATA (Dawn)
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif may have made a historic visit to North Waziristan Agency yesterday, but optics and words of encouragement for the troops aside, what is the civilian government’s input on […]
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JUI-F leader advocates amendments to Constitution for FATA
LANDIKOTAL: A Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader has said that amendments to the Constitution is inevitable for restoration of peace and development of tribal areas. Talking to reporter here on...
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ANP calls FATA grand jirga to discuss IDPs
PESHAWAR: Awami National Party on Tuesday has convened a Grand Jirga on October 27, regarding the problems faced by the people of North Waziristan Agency. According to a press release issued from […]
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IDPs jirga threatens protest in Islamabad
“If the government wanted to end the tribal status of Fata and merge the tribal areas with the adjoining settled areas they should be informed under which law it would do this. […]
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UNDP meets SAFRON minister to discuss FATA
ISLAMABAD: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Director Marc-Andre Franche Tuesday called on Federal Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Abdul Qadir Baloch. During the...
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Mainstreaming and empowering FATA people stressed
ISLAMABAD: The speakers of seminar held here at Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) on Tuesday termed mainstreaming of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and giving its inhabitants stake in their...
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