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Commission and political forces disagree on FATA constitutional reform

Commission and political forces disagree on FATA constitutional reform

The position of the FATA Reforms Commission on constitutional reform stands in sharp contrast to the progressive reform posture of all mainstream political parties and FATA parliamentarians. This article is part of a series analyzing the Commission’s draft proposal.

Following the announcement of the government’s FATA Reforms Commission(FRC) interim report on May 1, 2015, many stakeholders began…

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Understanding the FATA Reforms Commission draft proposal

Understanding the FATA Reforms Commission draft proposal

On May 1, 2015, the FATA Reforms Commission (FRC) established by the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa delivered its draft proposal for reforms to the governor and subsequently to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for consideration. The Commission also released a summary of the proposal and held a press conference with media to discuss some details.

Following announcement of the draft proposal, FATA…

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Comedy of reform for FATA (Ayaz Wazir)

Comedy of reform for FATA (Ayaz Wazir)

Fata, strategically an important part of the country, has suffered tremendously as a consequence of the policies of the federal governments for the last 69 years. It has been used as a laboratory for conducting all sorts of damaging experiments by different governments.

Dictators have obligingly used it to ruthlessly further the policies of the Americans in order to curry favour with the west for…

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Parliamentarians demand genuine FATA reform

Parliamentarians demand genuine FATA reform

  PESHAWAR: Fata parliamentarians on Tuesday broke silence on the core issues of their region and called for ‘genuine’ reforms there.

Accompanied by five MNAs and Senators at a news conference here, Ghazi Gulab Jamal, who is parliamentary leader in the National Assembly, rejected the recent report of Fata Reforms Commission (FRC) formed by Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan.

“Interestingly, Fata…

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Commission hands FATA reform priorities to governor

Commission hands FATA reform priorities to governor

PESHAWAR: With the aim of ensuring the economic uplift of tribal areas and improving overall security, the judicial system and administration, the Fata Reforms Commission handed over its recommendations to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor on Thursday.

The commission’s report touched upon many issues related to Fata, with security, local governance, the judicial system, constitutional reforms,…

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FATA lawyers demand equal rights before status decision (audio)

FATA lawyers demand equal rights before status decision (audio)

In a Dewa Radio program, Ijaz Mohmand and FATA lawyers oppose any move to give FATA a status like Gilgit Baltistan and call for extension of apex courts and separation of judicial and executive powers in FATA. Rahimullah Yousefzai questions the ability of government to implement reforms. Students begin movement to gain support for abolishing the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR).

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Governors and FATA Reforms Commission meet Ex Army Officers

Governors and FATA Reforms Commission meet Ex Army Officers

PESHAWAR: Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan and some high-ranking former and sitting civil and military officers on Friday discussed the prevailing situation in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and reviewed the reforms plan in the context of geopolitical situation.

The consultative session was held at the Governor House which was attended by former governor Engineer Shaukatullah, Chairman…

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FATA Reforms Commission prepares initial proposals

FATA Reforms Commission prepares initial proposals

The FATA Reforms Commission (FRC) has scheduled a meeting next week to give final shape to its initial recommendations for bringing significant administrative reforms and changes in FATA. The next will focus on to finalize its medium and long-term legal and political reforms recommendations.

The Commission was established by the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to work for reforms in the…

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