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News Pakistan » FATA: SC seeks assistance on ex-FATA jurisdiction

News channel or source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2636638/sc-seeks-assistance-on-ex-fata-jurisdiction

Published on: Friday 23 October 2026

The Supreme Court has directed Attorney General for Pakistan Mansoor Awan to assist it on the question of jurisdiction in some cases originating in the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata ...

News Pakistan » FATA: The FATA Conflict After South Waziristan

News channel or source: https://www.aei.org/commentary/the-fata-conflict-after-south-waziristan/

Published on: Sunday 21 February 2010

The Pakistani military launched its much-anticipated operation against the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Mehsud tribal areas of South Waziristan agency on October 17, 2009. The initial phase ...

News Pakistan » FATA: From FATA To Balochistan: Pakistan’s Resolve Against Terrorism And External Destabilization – OpEd

News channel or source: https://www.eurasiareview.com/11032026-from-fata-to-balochistan-pakistans-resolve-against-terrorism-and-external-destabilization-oped/

Published on: Wednesday 11 March 2026

Pakistan’s security scenario has always been dictated by intricate regional politics and militancy in the country. In such a scenario, it is often seen that the approach of the Pakistan Armed Forces ...

News Pakistan » FATA: Is Pakistan’s Second Chance in the Tribal Areas Slipping Away?

News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2025/08/is-pakistans-second-chance-in-the-tribal-areas-slipping-away/

Published on: Sunday 10 August 2025

The president of Pakistan enacted the 25th Amendment to the constitution on May 31, 2018, signalling a watershed moment in the country’s constitutional landscape with expansive socio-political ...

News Pakistan » FATA: Pakistani Tribesmen Call For Legal, Constitutional Reforms

News channel or source: https://www.rferl.org/a/pakistan-tribes-demand-legal-constitutional-reforms/28782991.html

Published on: Monday 09 October 2017

Hundreds of people from Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have rallied in the capital, Islamabad, calling on the federal government to implement legal and constitutional reforms in ...

News Pakistan » FATA: Pakistan Bombing Highlights Need for Persistence

News channel or source: https://www.aei.org/foreign-and-defense-policy/terrorism/pakistan-bombing-highlights-need-for-persistence/

Published on: Tuesday 28 July 2009

Today, two suicide bombers struck a government office in Mohmand, one of the northernmost districts in Pakistan’s Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), lying approximately 100 miles west of ...

News Pakistan » FATA: Future Uncertain For Pakistani Cases Dating Back To Colonial-Era Law

News channel or source: https://www.rferl.org/a/future-uncertain-for-pakistani-cases-dating-back-to-colonial-era-law/29828497.html

Published on: Monday 18 March 2019

For decades, a part of Pakistan languished under a colonial law that established collective responsibly, denied rights, and inflicted harsh punishments on millions of Pashtun tribespeople. That law is ...

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