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The Fata Conundrum

The Fata conundrum

Pakistan’s tribal areas have been crying out for attention since Independence. Sir Olaf Caroe’s limpid prose describes Fata as “a prickly and untrimmed hedge between Rawalpindi and Kabul”. His typically…

Fata: Merger Or Provincial Status?

Fata: merger or provincial status?

Whether to make Fata a province or merge it with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – these are the two options being debated at various forums in the tribal areas and elsewhere in…

An Option For Fata

An option for Fata

In 2014, the military reported that 90pc of North Waziristan had been cleared as a result of Operation Zarb-i-Azb. There are still areas that remain to be cleared. But from…

Fata Reforms: Who Benefits?

Fata reforms: who benefits?

The recent formation of a high-powered panel by the government for proposing reforms in Fata appears to be another misguided attempt to bring much-needed relief to this dilapidated region. The…

Fata Committee: Outlining The Future

Fata committee: outlining the future

The Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) has been termed by the intelligentsia as a diabolical and colonial law imposed on the people of Fata, depriving them of their rights. The assertion…

The Future Of Fata

The future of Fata

The tribal areas of Pakistan originally consisted of five agencies: South Waziristan, North Waziristan, Kurram, Khyber and Malakand. But Malakand was made a division in 1970 and the Bajaur, Mohmand…

Empowering Fata

Empowering Fata

On Friday, October 23 this newspaper carried an item quoting the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as having said that the local government system would be introduced shortly in Fata. At…

Mainstreaming Fata

Mainstreaming Fata

The prime minister has formed a five-member committee for finalising reforms in Fata. Fata parliamentarians have submitted a draft bill for amendment of articles 246 and 247 of the constitution…

Fata’s Future

Fata’s future

After the events that have transpired in both the federally and provincially administered tribal areas since 2001, the region has become a focus of attention both within and outside Pakistan.…

Forgotten Fata

Forgotten Fata

Mohsin Dawar and The policies of the political parties of Pakistan regarding Fata can be best described as opportunistic, stuck in the colonial times, and smacking of indifference. The PTI-led…