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Imran files petition in SC for merging FATA with KP

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan, Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) filed a petition in the Supreme Court for the merger of the country’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and accused the government that it trying to delay the process with different tactics.

Imran Khan in his petition said that the president has the authority to legislate and bring peace and governance in tribal areas. He added in it that President Mamnoon Hussain announced FATA Reforms Package and every one shows pleasure over the announcement and later Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government fulfills all the legal responsibilities and is willing to merger of FATA in the province.

Earlier in January, the federal government had reportedly decided to merge the tribal areas with KP and the 30 amendment bill was to be tabled in the National Assembly in May 2017, however the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif delayed the proceeding on FATA reforms package after  receiving a call with the chief of an allied party.

President Mamnoon Hussain, ministries of Law, States and Frontier Regions and FATA Secretariat have been made respondents in the petition.

The PTI has also previously criticised Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) for creating hurdles in FATA merger with KP.

The Frontier Post

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