On Thursday, Pakistan's lower house of , the , voted in favour of merging the country's  (FATA) with the neighbouring province of  (KP). The bill, subject to approval by the , the , and the , would ensure FATA is governed by the federal as well as the provincial government. The Senate passed the bill on Friday by a two-thirds majority, with 71 voting in favour and five opposing the merger.
On Thursday, Pakistan's lower house of , the , voted in favour of merging the country's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with the neighbouring province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The bill, subject to approval by the , the , and the , would ensure FATA is governed by the federal as well as the provincial government. The Senate passed the bill on Friday by a two-thirds majority, with 71 voting in favour and five opposing the merger.
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Federally Administered Tribal Areas
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa