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The FATA Declaration was unanimously approved by more than 300 members of FATA Reforms Councils from all tribal agencies and frontier regions at the FATA Grand Assembly on June 22, 2013 in Peshawar. 

The consensus FATA Declaration highlights urgent reforms priorities, including effective implementation of the 2011 reforms enacted by the President of Pakistan. The declaration contains 19 recommendations, encompassing essential changes needed to ensure mainstreaming of FATA and political participation of tribal citizens. The FATA Grand Assembly also asserted that tribesmen and tribeswomen must be guaranteed the same fundamental rights enjoyed by other citizens of Pakistan.

Some of the specific changes proposed in the FATA Declaration are:

1) Constitutional amendment to allow FATA parliamentarians to legislate;
2) FATA Council elected by tribal citizens;
3) Political Administration accountable to an elected local government;
4) Division of executive and judicial powers in FATA;
5) Reserved seats for women of FATA;
6) Frontier Crimes Regulation abolished or substantially amended;
7) Actions in Aid of Civil Power Regulation abolished;
8) Extension of High Court jurisdiction to FATA; 
9) Extension of PEMRA jurisdiction to FATA; and
10) Grassroots promotion of education throughout FATA.

The FATA Grand Assembly was attended by the Honorable Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Engineer Shaukatullah Khan, who offered his endorsement of the people-driven reforms process in FATA. Senator Farhatullah Babar was also a guest of honor on this dignified occasion.

The FATA Declaration now brings FATA into the limelight by amplifying the voices of its people as they push for change through reforms. Struggling for political and legal reforms, FATA citizens are working to usher in a new era of prosperity in an otherwise sidelined region of Pakistan. The FATA Declaration is a foundation for concrete developments in this direction as SBF works to organize a FATA Convention wherein this landmark document of consensus recommendations for reforms in FATA will be presented to the highest level political authority in Pakistan.

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News Pkg of Radio Power 99 FM and Voice of America on round table entitled "FATA Local Government" held at Islamabad on March 7th. The round table was attended by numbers of FATA stakeholders comprised retired and serving bureaucrats, lawyers, academicians, politicians, parliamentarians, social and political as well as by civil society activists hailing from FATA.  The speakers urged government for holding local bodies' elections in FATA without any delay.    

FATA Research Center= Roundtable on FATA Local Government held at Islamabad

The round table entitled "FATA Local Government" held at local hotel in Peshawar on Feb 23rd where numbers of FATA stakeholders comprised retired and serving bureaucrats, lawyers, academicians, politicians, parliamentarians, social and political as well as by civil society activists hailing from FATA. The speakers urged government for holding local bodies' elections in FATA without any delay.

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“The Governor secretariat, established in 2002 was renamed as FATA Secretariat in 2007 for the sole purpose of facilitating the FATA people to have progress and development in all directions. But it has proved a white elephant and is creating all kinds of problem instead of benefiting the people. Civil Secretariat, on the other hand, is doing much better because it has a proper check and balance system. Safi Ullah Gul describes it as, “It is said that the very first visit to a place reflect the people inside that place. No trouble is faced by people when they want to access someone in civil secretariat. But if you are traveling on Warsak Road, you must take notice of the fortified building with frightening security guards. That is the FATA Secretariat. While Qubais Shinwari says, ““Civil Secretariat has a full administrative skeleton and tools while FATA Secretariat is only a deception. Funds flow to this body but are not properly utilized according to a specific mechanism”.
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In October 2013, the present Governor of KPK, Mr. Shoukat Ullah has announced the appointment of Judicial Assistant Political Agents in each Tehsil in the whole of FATA. There are divergent views about the new step. People have raised serious questions at the validity and implementation of this new introduction. According to Sangeen Khan it is just a cosmetic effect and these officials will not be independent judges but will serve under the umbrella of executive in FATA. While Zahir Shah Safi said that “There is a great deal of difference between bluffing and practicality. People are deceived and mislead by the authorities in FATA. FCR is basically the same as practiced in 1901. We need basic changes in FCR. This step is for the relief of administration only and not for common people. An APA will still be a part of the executive in FATA whatever you call him.

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