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In Tripura, PM Modi reiterates Centre’s move to strengthen autonomous coun
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): In a bid to woo the tribal community ahead of the coming Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that his government has not only taken steps to strengthen the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), but wo
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Naidu bats for development of tribal areas in Andhra
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Aug 09 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday announced the sanction of Rs 2,564 crore for development of tribal pockets in the state.
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2 sub-committees formed to discuss FATA- KP merger
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 24 (ANI): Pakistan's interim government has formed two sub-committees to discuss financial requirements for former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and to expedite the process of its merger with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).
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FATA-KP merger exposes Pak duplicity-EFSAS
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Amsterdam [The Netherlands], June 16 (ANI): An Amsterdam-based think tank has said Pakistan's hasty decision to merge the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), exposes both its duplicity and shallowness.
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Pak Senate passes KP-FATA merger bill
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 25 (ANI): The Federally Administered Tribal Areas Reforms Bill that calls for the merger of the ederally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was passed by the Pakistan Senate on Friday by 71 to 5 vote.
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Pak National Assembly passes FATA-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa merger bill
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 24 (ANI): Pakistan's National Assembly on Thursday passed an amendment bill that clears the the merger between the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
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Pashtuns blame Pakistan Army for rights abuse
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 14 (ANI): A massive crowd gathered in Karachi city to demand an end to human rights violations by Pakistan's military in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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Pak poll body to hold Senate elections on March 3
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb.19 (ANI): Senate elections in Pakistan's four provinces -- Punjab, Sindh, North West Frontier Province and Balochistan, and Islamabad and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), will be held on March 3, as 52 out of 104 senators will retire on March 11.
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Suffered for long in Pakistan, Pashtuns find support in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Feb 09 (ANI): Afghans poured in support for hundreds of Pashtuns from Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan who have been protesting in Islamabad for the arrest of fugitive police official Rao Anwar who is involved in the fake encounter of Naqeebullah Mehsud, a
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Pakistan Taliban operative killed in US drone strike
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Peshawar (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) [Pakistan], Feb .09 (ANI): A Pakistan Taliban operative or Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) operative has been killed in a U.S. drone strike along with three Haqqani Network terrorists in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas on Thursday.
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Two Haqqani network militants killed in US drone strike in Pak
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 24 (ANI): At least two Haqqani network militants were killed on Wednesday in a US drone attack on a house in northwestern Pakistan.
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Sharif is a liar, says ANP
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], Dec 30 (ANI): Awami National Party (ANP) President Asfandyar Wali Khan has accused former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif of making false promises to the people of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) for the merger with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).
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