Tribal Areas Rewaj Act Explained

Short Title:Tribal Areas Rewaj Act, 2017
Legislature:Parliament of Pakistan
Long Title:An Act to provide for a system of administration of justice, maintenance of peace and good governance in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Protected or Administered Areas
Territorial Extent:Federally Administered Tribal Areas
Bill:Tribal Areas Rewaj Bill, 2017
Bill Citation:Tribal Areas Rewaj Bill
Repeals:Frontier Crimes Regulation, 1901
Related Legislation:Supreme Court and High Court (Extension of Jurisdiction to Federally Administered Tribal Areas) Act, 2018
FATA Interim Governance Regulation, 2018; Thirty-first Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan
Status:not passed

The Tribal Areas Rewaj Act was a bill introduced in the National Assembly of Pakistan but later withdrawn by the Government of Pakistan due to widespread opposition. The proposed legislation aimed to merge the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over a five-years period.[1] The act intended to replace the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) and extend the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the Peshawar High Court to FATA.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Fata reforms: Govt to withdraw Rewaj Act, Senate told. Haq. Riazul. 2017-09-20. The Express Tribune. Pakistan. 2018-05-29.
  2. News: Riwaj Act. Malik. Iftikhar. 2016-09-07. Dawn. Pakistan Herald Publications. 2018-05-29.