KP government takes historic step in FATA
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PESHAWAR: After the merger of Federal Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the KP re-designated the positions of political agents with deputy commissioners (DCs) in Fata , said in a notification issued by Home and Tribal Affairs Department.
The posts of additional political agents and assistant political agents were also replaced by additional deputy commissioners and assistant commissioners respectively with immediate effect, the notification said.
The development comes weeks after a session of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly passed the KP-FATA merger bill with two-thirds majority, after it is already approved from the upper and lower chambers of the Parliament.
KP assembly passes FATA merger bill with two-thirds majority. The session held on May 27 to vote for the bill was presided over by KP Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, where Chief Minister KP Perveez Khattak was also present.
The vote count showed that 92 provincial lawmakers voted in favor of the bill and seven in opposition.
