Federal government finalises groundwork for FATA C...

Summary

• The federal government has completed preliminary preparations for the formation of a FATA Council after consultations with tribal elders, according to sources familiar with the development.
• The proposed council is expected to provide a platform for addressing the administrative, financial and development-related concerns of the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), which are now part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
• One of their key recommendations was to allocate development funds for the tribal districts directly to the proposed FATA Council rather than channeling the funds through the KP provincial government.

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The federal government has completed preliminary preparations for the formation of a FATA Council after consultations with tribal elders, according to sources familiar with the development.

The proposed council is expected to provide a platform for addressing the administrative, financial and development-related concerns of the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), which are now part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).