ISLAMABAD: Burglars struck at the home of a Dawn staffer on Saturday night and robbed him of cash and valuables. Lohi Bher police have registered an FIR into the incident and begun working on arresting the robbers. Zar Alam Khan, a resident of Media Town, told the police that his wife was at a relative’s
While the 31st Amendment to the constitution is being discussed mostly in relation to the merger between the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the merger has also made part of KP the lesser known Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA). PATA, which has a population of 7.6 million according to the
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly on Sunday approved the KP-FATA merger bill, paving way for the merger of the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) with the province. The bill was passed with two-thirds majority — a Constitutional prerequisite for the proposed merger. As many as 92 lawmakers voted in favour while seven MPAs used
CHITRAL: A suspected drug peddler has been arrested by the Drosh police after recovery of 1,480 grams of charas from his possession. The police said the suspect identified as Muhammad Rahim, a resident of Muldeh, Shishikoh, was being investigated further. The police said the arrested man’s son Fazle Rahim was arrested in a drug peddling
ISLAMABAD: Though the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has been welcomed as it will bring the area into mainstream and ensure the locals all constitutional rights, people of Malakand Division seem to be the loser in case the status of the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA) is
