The day of 31 May 2021 will complete three years since the FATA merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On this historic day, former President Mamnoon Hussain signed the 25th Constitutional Amendment draft making the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Now that the three long years have passed, what changed in the […]
Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah has warned of contempt of court proceedings against the Ministry of Defence secretary over delay in a summary related to internet availability in the tribal districts. He issued these remarks while hearing a petition against internet ‘blackout’ in Pakistan’s tribal areas on Wednesday. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)’s […]
110SharesISLAMABAD: The security budget for tribal areas has been increased by 67 per cent, to Rs 53 billion after diversion of funds initially meant to provide extended relief to temporarily displaced persons (TDP). Another effect of the altercation in budget allocations took place in the parliamentarians scheme for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It has […]