FATA

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FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) was a semi-autonomous tribal region in northwestern Pakistan along the Afghan border, historically governed under a separate legal and administrative framework.

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Political Agent (FATA system) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal territory of Pakistan
former administrative territorial entity
tribal region
abbreviation FATA NERFINISHED
administrativeCenter Peshawar NERFINISHED
area 27220 square kilometers
about 10510 square miles
borderWith Afghanistan NERFINISHED
Balochistan NERFINISHED
Gilgit-Baltistan NERFINISHED
Islamabad Capital Territory NERFINISHED
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NERFINISHED
capital Peshawar NERFINISHED
consistedOf Bajaur Agency NERFINISHED
Frontier Regions NERFINISHED
Khyber Agency NERFINISHED
Kurram Agency NERFINISHED
Mohmand Agency NERFINISHED
North Waziristan Agency NERFINISHED
Orakzai Agency NERFINISHED
South Waziristan Agency NERFINISHED
country Pakistan
dissolved 2018
dominantEthnicGroup Pashtuns NERFINISHED
established 1947
excludedFrom ordinary provincial laws of Pakistan (before 2018)
fullName Federally Administered Tribal Areas NERFINISHED
governedBy Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
governedUnder special constitutional provisions of Pakistan
hasGovernmentType federally administered tribal area
hasTribalSystem Pashtun tribal structure
historicalContext borderland between British India and Afghanistan
judicialSystem jirga-based dispute resolution (before reforms)
legalFramework Frontier Crimes Regulation NERFINISHED
legalStatus semi-autonomous region
locatedIn northwestern Pakistan NERFINISHED
mainLanguage Pashto NERFINISHED
mainReligion Islam NERFINISHED
mergedInto Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NERFINISHED
mergerDate 2018-05-31
mergerLegalInstrument Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED
parliamentaryRepresentation separate seats in Pakistan National Assembly (before 2018)
partOf Durand Line border region NERFINISHED
populationCensus2017 approximately 5000000
postMergerStatus districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
predecessor Tribal Areas under British India NERFINISHED
securitySituation affected by militancy and insurgency after 2001
senateRepresentation separate seats in Senate of Pakistan (before 2018)
timeZone Pakistan Standard Time
underAuthorityOf President of Pakistan NERFINISHED
utcOffset +05:00

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North Waziristan Agency governedBy FATA
this entity surface form: Political Agent (FATA system)
Orakzai Agency region FATA