New political order prevails as tribal districts head to polls
• Ex-Fata areas down from 12 to six seats following fresh delimitation • Security concerns continue to haunt districts bordering Afghanistan • Analysts say most promises made with residents of merged districts ‘haven’t materialised’ PAKISTAN’S ‘wild west’, the tribal region that straddles the Afghan border, has come a long way since 1996, when the area was first granted the status of adult franchise on the … Continue reading New political order prevails as tribal districts head to polls
