Tag: FATA

South Asia Forum alumni re-kindle ties seven years on

News - 8 September, 2011

At the close of the 2004 South Asia Forum, participants promised to stay in touch with one another; not often an easy task given their busy schedules. Seven years on though, they are in touch with updates on their work since their initial meeting.   South Asia Forum IV: the new security agenda in South […]

FATA reforms to be implemented: reports on our discussions now published

News - 30 August, 2011

President Asif Ali Zardari signs orders for the implementation of reforms in FATA, including the free functioning of political parties and checks on arbitrary powers of arrest and detention, both measures recommended at meetings held since 2008.   Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA): series of meetings held in 2008, ’09, ’10 (S08/4, WP10001, WP10148) […]