National Assembly passes landmark KP-Fata merger bill
(WorldNews Pakistan)

In attendanceKP-Fata mergerPassing the bill in KP Assembly The National Assembly on Thursday passed a constitutional amendment bill seeking the much-awaited merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A session of the Senate has been called on Friday (tomorrow) to review the bill and give its assent to its passage. The constitutional amendment bill seeking the much-awaited merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was tabled in the parliament in Thursday. 229 members of the assembly voted in favour of the introduction of the bill while 11 others voted against it. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUIF) and Pakhtunkhwa...