Why can’t FATA be a province on January 10, 2018FATA is again in the lime light for obvious reasons. Debates in print and electronic media are highlighting various aspects of reforming FATA. Instead of developing consensus these debates have brought trivial matters to the fore. It has not only made recommendations of FATA Reform Committee controversial but caused a stir in the otherwise dormant […]
FATA merger: Let the people decide on October 8, 2017An All Parties Conference was recently held in Islamabad organised by Awami National Party (ANP) on the issue of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)’s merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Two of the major parties, Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were conspicuous by their absence. The aim of the organisers was to develop […]