- Father appeals PA Khyber to help him treat his son Parents of a child who attracted health complications after taking anti-polio drops demanded of the political administration to bear treatment cost of his son....
- Dir administration compensate parents of six children killed in fire District administration on Tuesday distributed cheques worth Rs1.8 million among the families of children who had burned to death. According to police, On Saturday night fire engulfed the house owned by Hamish Gul due to which his six children were burned to death while wife and he himself sustained sever burn injuries....
- FIA arrests illegal kidney trade racket from Nowshera Federal Investigation Agency on Tuesday arrested a racket stealing kidneys of poor patients from a private hospital Dua Medical Complex in Nowshera who were involved in illegal transplantation of kidneys....
- ICC allows empires to send-off players for misconduct The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday introduced a number of changes to its playing conditions that would be effective in all series starting 28 September or later, the first being Test series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka....
- Customs clearance agents protest change in clearance procedure Customs clearance agents at Torkham border on Tuesday staged a demonstration against change in clearance procedure and demanded that changes should be withdrawn....
Archive
Repatriation to North Waziristan resumes
Date: 10 Jul, 2017
Three killed as vehicle plunges into ravine in Swat
Date: 10 Jul, 2017
‘Fata parliamentarians responsible for delay in Fata reforms’
Date: 10 Jul, 2017
JIT recommends NAB reference against Sharif family
Date: 10 Jul, 2017
Sadda to have its own Army Public School
Date: 10 Jul, 2017
Residents protest low voltage, power outages in Dir
Date: 10 Jul, 2017
32 teams to participate in football tournament in Khyber
Date: 10 Jul, 2017
Health workers protest colleague’s misbehavior in DI Khan
Date: 10 Jul, 2017
Tobacco growers reject new tobacco price
Date: 10 Jul, 2017
DPO among two killed, 15 injured in Chaman suicide blast
Date: 10 Jul, 2017
Met Office predicts rain in parts of KP, Fata
Date: 10 Jul, 2017
Dacoits in disguise of secret agency personnel loot house in Nowshera
Date: 10 Jul, 2017
FEATURES & INTERVIEWS – LATEST
- The forgotten archaeological sites in Khyber Agency fading away
Thousands of year old archaeological ruins in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) on path to disappear due to encroachment and lack of preservation.
- 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.
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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 […]
