Though FATA Development Plan has been finalised, mainstreaming of tribal belt ‘a distant dream’ on March 31, 2018ISLAMABAD: As the FATA Secretariat nears completion of work on an ambitious 10-year FATA Development Plan, with support of UNDP, an outgoing senator from the tribal region says he has little hopes from the plan or deliberations on mainstreaming of the war-ravaged region. Speaking to Daily Times, former Senator Saleh Shah says the relevant stakeholders […]
NA committee rejects Riwaj Act on March 31, 2018ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON), while discussing FATA Reforms on Thursday, unanimously rejected the Riwaj Act and decided to send it back to the Law Ministry. “Riwaj Act is tantamount to imposing yet another FCR on tribal people,” Maulana Jamaluddin, the chairman of the committee said during the […]
Local admin bans public rallies in South Waziristan on March 29, 2018ISLAMABAD: Local administration in the tribal region of South Waziristan has prohibited gatherings, political rallies and processions in Wana, the embattled region, amid warning that no public gathering will be held without prior permission of the administration. The notification quoted by Assistant Political Agent (APA) Kamran Khattak that says, “As per APA Wana order number […]
KP seals JuD and FIF offices, seizes assets on March 18, 2018PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government Saturday launched a crackdown against Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and its humanitarian arm Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF), sealing their offices and impounding ambulances, a JuD provincial leader told Daily Times. Officials of the Peshawar administration backed by police and other law enforcement agencies launched the clampdown against moveable and immoveable […]
Coming of age after displacement, FATA youngsters find it hard to return to war-torn region on March 11, 2018Islamabad/Tank/Khaisoor: “O my land, may you return to life soon, before my youth turns to dust,” NaeemullahMehsud, 17, prayed as he stepped foot in Khaisoor, his native village in war-torn South Waziristan agency, in 2017, for the first time since his family and countless others were driven out following the launch of Operation Rah-e-Nijat in […]
Grand Jirga ‘may resume protest if Rao Anwar not caught soon’ on March 2, 2018ISLAMABAD: “Some people are spreading rumours that the heir of Naqeebullah Shaheed will accept blood money. Let me clarify, I will not bargain on a single drop of the blood of my son, your son, and the son of the country,” Malik Muhammad Khan, father of Naqeebullah Mehsud, told a crowded press conference on Thursday. […]
SBBU’s registrar on look-after charge flouting rules on February 25, 2018ISLAMABAD: Educational activities at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University (SBBU) Sheringal, Dir Upper, have been experiencing a downward trend because the varsity has no regular vice chancellor, while the registrar with a look-after charge is accused of trampling established rules in hiring and firing of staff, documents reveal. According to documents reviewed by Daily Times, Badshah […]
65 universities have doubled seats for FATA students on February 24, 2018ISLAMABAD: Briefing the Senate Standing Committee on States and Frontier Region (SAFRON), the Higher Education Commission (HEC) executive director Dr. Arshad Ali said on Friday that 65 public and private sector universities of the country had doubled their quota for students from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The meeting of the Senate Standing Committee […]
Presidential notification plays number game in FATA Senate polls on February 16, 2018ISLAMABAD: Following circulation of news that established rules are being violated in FATA Senate election process, a presidential notification issued Thursday stated that a voter who is member National Assembly (MNA) from FATA shall have as many votes as there are number of seats of the Senate to be filled, thus paving way for smooth […]
‘Parliament has to reset rules for FATA Senate seats’ on February 15, 2018ISLAMABAD: Either the Parliament will revise relevant rules or the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) may end up rejecting nomination papers of all the 28 Senate contenders from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) because of violation of a clause in the existing rules, a senior official at the Senate Secretariat said on Wednesday. Speaking […]