Pakistan: Black day observed on 3rd anniversary of 'unconstitutional' merger of FATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Updated: Jun 01, 2021 16:49 IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], June 1 (ANI): A black day was observed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against the 'unnatural' and 'unconstitutional' merger of erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into the province.
Scores of Khyber Qaumi Jirga (KQJ), an anti-merger body, supporters, mostly tribal elders and a handful of political workers demonstrated at the historic Bab-i-Khyber on Monday.
The protest was staged on the completion of three years of the merger, Dawn reported.
The FATA, which consisted of seven tribal agencies (districts) and six frontier regions, was merged with neighbouring province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018.