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Voices from FATA (August 2013)
The July-August 2013 issue of our newsletter highlights the important issue of displacement that continues to affect not only KP and FATA but is also placing a burden on our national security […]
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Dr Abdul Shakoor stresses legal changes for FATA
PESHAWAR: The people in the Pakhtun-dominated tribal region should be given opportunities to solve problems with internal voices to uproot militancy in the country. “Unless and until Pakistan is made a...
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ICG recommends constitutional amendment for FATA
To restore parliamentary sovereignty, as envisioned in the original 1973 constitution, the National Assembly and Senate of Pakistan should pass a constitutional amendment to extend parliament’s remit...
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Tigah Journal now accepting submissions of research papers on FATA
FATA Research Center (FRC) invites social scientists, policy makers, thinkers, researchers and/or students to submit research paper for publication in the fourth issue of its research journal named...
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FATA reforms news summary (September 2013)
The FATA Reforms news update below is a 44-page document containing nearly all opinion and news articles regarding recommendations for further reforms in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas...
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Political development in FATA (Umar Sajjad)
The political agency system of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of today’s Pakistan started in the 1870s during the British colonial rule. The complete political design was aimed at keeping...
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FATA reforms news summary (February 2014)
The FATA Reforms news update below is a 36-page document containing a selection of opinion and news articles regarding recommendations for further reforms in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal...
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Call for FATA research papers
The FATA Research Center (FRC) invites social scientists, policy makers, thinkers, researchers and/or students to submit research paper for publication in the fifth issue of its research journal named...
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Experts urge review of FATA constitutional status
It is recommended to government to fully implement the past reforms and carry out further structural amendments to the Frontier Crimes Regulation. Since its inception, Pakistan executed the British era...
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FATA local government report to be presented at seminar
ISLAMABAD: The FATA Research Centre (FRC) is going to launch a research publication entitled, “Local Government in FATA: Past Failures, Current Challenges and Future Prospects”, on Tuesday, April 22,...
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FATA demands local government elections
There are no two opinions that local government elections should be held in FATA and the driver of reforms must be the people themselves. Slamming the corrupt institution of the political agent, […]
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FAFEN analysis of 2013 elections in FATA
There are 12 National Assembly constituencies in FATA with 1,479,327 registered voters. At current population estimates above four million, this indicates much work is needed to register FATA men and...
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FATA reforms news summary (May 2014)
This FATA Reforms News Summary is a 16-page document containing a selection of opinion and news articles regarding recommendations for further reforms in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas...
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De-marginalisation: A Way to Peace Building in FATA (Rubab Zahra)
The author focuses on actors of social, economic and political marginalization of the FATA population, intending to ”shed light on the existing political administration, the evolving human rights...
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Journalists at Work in FATA: Overview of Consequences (Attaullah Khan)
This research article presents the difficulties and risks journalists in FATA undertake to report professionally from the area. “Only one case [of attacks on FATA journalists] has been brought to...
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Youth Activism for Peace Building in FATA
Report of a guest lecture at the FATA Research Centre with Mehreen Afridi, co-founder of the FATA Youth Forum. “The opposite of love is not hate, it is indifference. The opposite of […]
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Socio-political Assessment of the Frontier Crimes Regulation
It is imperative that people of FATA are brought into the mainstream social and development paradigm. This will ensure peace, which is a prerequisite for development. Though those powerful having...
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Peshawar High Court FATA Judgment Analysis
Implications for the Reform Process in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Summary and analysis of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) judgment regarding FATA jurisdiction of the higher...
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Book on FATA launched at National Defence University
ISLAMABAD: A book detailing FATA’s historical background, constitutional position, legal perspective, internal and external drivers, socioeconomic challenges, the security situation and militancy...
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FATA Governance Reforms: CGPA Policy Brief
A Center for Governance & Public Accountability (CGPA) policy brief for Pakistan lawmakers to inform debate on legal and political reform for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). FATA...
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