FATA REFORMS

STRUCTURE:

 Administered by federal government through KP governor

 Each agency monitored by political agent MALIK
 Tribal leaders as intermediates b/w govt and local population

Constitution
Article 246 and 247 deal with tribal areas

Reforms attempts
1. 2000 = reforms committee approved by musharaf in 2002
a. Local council elections
b. Separation of judiciary from executive
c. FATA secretrait
d. Provisions of basic human rights
e. Permission of political activities
2. 2006 = musharaf formed sahibzada imtiaz committee on FATA reforms
a. Inclusion of FATA in NWFP
3. 2006= Point 8 in charter of democracy signed b/w ppp & pmln suggested the merger of fata
with kpk
4. PPPP= just rhetoric
5. Current govt
a. FATA REFORMS COMMISIION= may 20 2014
i. Justice system
ii. Local governance
iii. Legal framework in FATA
iv. Peace and security
v. But lawmakers from fata rejected

b. 22nd amendment and sartaj aziz committee = nov 8 2015

i. Task = whether fata merged into kpk as PATA or made province
ii. Options
1. Fata join kpk
2. Separate
3. Status quo
4. Phase wise gradual integeration

To boost the demand for reforms

1. Held local govt

2. Extend jurisdiction of the SC and kpk HC to FATA
PRIMARY STEPS FOR FATA reforms

1. Referendum for its merger with kpk

2. Well funded reconciliation programme

Resources in FATA

Copper deposits of worth usd 280 billion in N.WAZIRISTAN agency + oil & gas in fata

System of administration

1. RIWAJ
a. REVENGE
b. COLLECTIVE SECURITY
2.