Islamabad (AFP) – Pakistan passed legislation Thursday paving the way for its restive tribal areas, long a focal point in the global war on terror, to enter the political mainstream, ending a colonial-era arrangement that endorsed collective punishment and fuelled militancy. The constitutional amendment would see the semi-autonomous Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) along the […]
Sajjad Tarakzai
Sajjad Tarakzai is an Islamabad based correspondent with AFP of Mohmand Pakhtu, Pakistani heritage. His reporting has appeared in Business Insider, France 24, Yahoo, Asia Times, La Presse, Medical Xpress, Gulf Times, The Citizen (South Africa), The Peninsula Qatar, BizNews.com n
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