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Pakistan PM Imran Khan has announced another ambitious development plan worth billions for former FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas).
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Taking to Twitter on Monday to announce the plan, Imran said that as per their commitment, a three-week consultative process on a 10-year development plan for the tribal area is being initiated.
He added that people in the tribal area will see unprecedented development over the course of 10 years as Rs100 billion is spent annually on tribal districts.
Earlier, in 2018, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly approved the KP-FATA merger bill with a two-thirds majority.
Living up to our commitment. A 3-week consultative process on 10 yr Dev Plan for former FATA is being initiated, starting from Bajaur. Our ppl in the tribal area will see unprecedented development as Govt plans to spend over Rs100 billion annually for 10 yrs in tribal districtsThe landmark bill paved the way to bring tribal borderlands, comprising seven agencies and six Frontier regions into the mainstream.
- Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 18, 2019
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