Tribal leaders reject merger of FATA, announce protest in Islamabad

LAHORE: More than 500 tribal leaders on Thursday convened in a jirga to declare their disapproval of the possible merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Announcing a protest on December 23 in Islamabad, the leaders of the tribes reiterated their opinion that FATA should be given the status of a separate province. […]