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India-Pakistan
Governing Fata: The big debate
2014-07-07
[DAWN] The notion of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) as the epicentre of international terrorism has rapidly gained traction — not only are Pakistain and Afghanistan being affected by the militancy infested in the area, the threat has become credible enough for the international community to sit up and take note. A new debate is raging: what should Fata's fate be?

Fata is currently governed as a special tribal region under separate constitutional arrangements. The region, comprising a total area of 27,220 square kilometres, is inhabited by almost a dozen Pakhtun tribes. It is constituted by seven tribal agencies — Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Kurram, Orakzai, North Wazoo and South Waziristan — and six frontier regions (FRs): FR Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
, FR Kohat, FR Bannu, FR Lakki Marwat, FR Tank and FR Dera Ismail Khan
Posted by:Fred

#1  Somehow the words "Govern" and "FATA" seem to be mutually exclusive concepts.
Posted by: 3dc   2014-07-07 16:37  

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