May 8: Dawn states that Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday failed to persuade the government allies on the timeline fixed by the civil and military leadership last week for mainstreaming the country’s tribal areas by taking various actions, including the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Sources said Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) president Mehmood Khan Achakzai stuck to their positions, forcefully opposing the move while asking the government “not to show haste in the matter which is sensitive in nature”.
Dawn: Govt, allies fail to agree on Fata reforms timeline
