Pakistan´s tribal areas hold first local polls
(WorldNews Pakistan)

Peshwar: Pakistan´s northwestern tribal areas are holding their first-ever provincial elections, in a region along the Afghan border that was once a stronghold for the Taliban, Al Qaida and other militant groups. The seven tribal districts were merged last year into the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Before that, the tribal areas were federally administered, and residents could only vote in...