- Fata Reforms to replace the ‘black law’ in tribal areas, says Governor Iqbal Jhagra Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Iqbal Zafar Jhagra has said that Frontier Crimes Regulation was a black law that would soon be abolished after the National Assembly pass Fata Reforms Bill....
- PA Khyber releases fifth grader arrested under FCR The political administration on Monday released the fifth grader student who was arrested under Collective Responsibility Clause of Frontier Crimes Regulation following a bomb blast in Landi Kotal few days....
- Pak-Afghan friendly ties can guarantee peace in region, Afghan diplomat Afghan Counselor General in Peshawar Dr Abdullah Poyan on Monday said that friendly relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan was must for restoration of peace to the region....
- CM Khattak replaces Nowshera tehsil nazim with his nephew Chief Minister Pervez Khattak on Monday replaced Nowshera tehsil nazim with his nephew after terminating the former tehsil nazim and expressing disappointment over performance....
- Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan to face Accountability courts Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif returned to Pakistan from London on Monday to face corruption cases registered against him and announced to appear before the Accountability courts....
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PPP issues show-cause notices to Ikramullah Shahid, others for participating in anti-Mashal rally
Date: 03 May, 2017
Media’s role in advancing peaceful societies highlighted on World Press Freedom Day in Peshawar
Date: 03 May, 2017
KP cabinet approves Private Schools Regulatory Authority Bill 2016
Date: 03 May, 2017
Four TTP hardcore militants executed
Date: 03 May, 2017
Supreme Court rejects names proposed by SBP, SECP for Panama case JIT
Date: 03 May, 2017
PHC suspends death penalty awarded by military court
Date: 03 May, 2017
NADRA unblock 150,000 NICs temporarily
Date: 03 May, 2017
2nd test: West Indies need 41 more runs to end Pakistan first innings lead
Date: 03 May, 2017
KP govt to computerize Schoolteachers record
Date: 03 May, 2017
Eight killed in suicide bomb attack on NATO convoy in Kabul
Date: 03 May, 2017
Power supply disconnected in upper Kurram for last two weeks
Date: 03 May, 2017
Rs1.7 billion allocated for marble city in Mohmand Agency
Date: 03 May, 2017
FEATURES & INTERVIEWS – LATEST
- Family refuses to accept financial compensation against the death of Fawad Ali Shah
The family of Political Tehsildar Fawad Ali Shah, who lost his life in a bomb blast in Bajaur Agency few days ago, has called upon the government to confer civil award to him instead of giving him Shaheed Package.
- People of Delaks in Upper Dir seek opening of bridge for traffic
The people of Delaks area of Upper Dir have called upon the government to complete construction work on the only linking bridge in the area on priority basis and open it for traffic.
- Influential person blocks school’s route in Lakki Marwat
An influential person has blocked the entry route of the Government High School Dabak Mandarkhel in Lakki Marwat with thorns in protest against the government for not giving job to his son in the school.
- Scattered landmines in Fata pose threat to people’s lives
According to data available with the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS), more than two thousands cases of landmine blasts have been reported in Fata over the past few years.
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Fata Reforms
- FATA Reforms: Registration of undocumented FATA land is uphill task for govt
The total area of the semi-autonomous Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) is about 27,000 square kilometres. Unlike other parts of the country, the people of FATA don’t possess the documented record of their lands and property. In the ongoing reform process, the government has proposed computerisation of land record in FATA.
- Future of FATA reforms in wake of Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification
The reforms process in FATA was initiated two years back on the direction of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Recently the former cabinet of Nawaz Sharif had also approved the recommendations of FATA Reforms Committee.
However, the cabinet was also dissolved with the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Panama Papers case of 28 July, 2017. The reforms process earlier faced hindrances due to opposition by certain political parties. The disqualification of Nawaz Sharif and dissolution of the federal cabinet has served as a fresh blow to the already fragile reforms process.
TDPs
- Families suffer from lack of internet and mobile services in areas of return
Following repatriation to natives towns, the returned families especially youth have been facing immense problems due to unavailability of internet and 3G services in tribal agencies. Though tribes seem satisfied with pace of reconstruction and rehabilitation process but what concern them is the non-availability of cellular phones, internet services that concern the tribal people especially […]
- Post-repatriation opportunities and challenges of Technical education in FATA
The government has allocated Rs 600 million to promote technical education and enroll maximum students at technical educational institutions in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata). The amount is said to be spent on construction of new technical institutes, make the closed institute functional and equip them with modern facilities. This was revealed by Fata Development […]
