Tribal Area of Pakistan   A district in northwest Pakistan, along the Afghan frontier roughly 150 miles (240 km.) southwest of Peshawar, and about 140 miles (225 km.) south of Kabul.   Zabulistan (Kabul)....................................c. 550 - 1021 The Ghaznavid Empire....................................1021 - 1148 The Ghurid Empire.......................................1148 - 1213 Khwarazm................................................1213 - 1220 The Mongols.............................................1220 - 1332 Herat...................................................1332 - 1389 The Timurid Empire......................................1389 - 1504 The Mughal Empire.......................................1504 - 1738 Persia..................................................1738 - 1747 Afghanistan.............................................1747 - 1817 Kabul...................................................1817 - 1880 Afghanistan.............................................1880 - 1893 Local Waziri tribal clans...............................1893 - 1945 Great Britain...........................................1945 - 1947 British Political Agents in South Waziristan (in Wana) A.J. Grant.........................................1895 - 1898 A.W. Mercer...............................................1898 St.D. Watson.......................................1899 - 1900 S.S. Waterfield....................................1900 - 1901 P.W. Johnston......................................1901 - 1903 Bowring............................................1903 - 1904 Evelyn Howell.............................................1905 Crump..............................................1905 - 1908 Patterson..........................................1908 - 1909 James..............................................1909 - 1910 Dodd...............................................1910 - 1914 F.B. Copeland......................................1914 - 1916 J.A.O. Fitzpatrick (1st time)......................1916 - 1919 Crosthwaite........................................1919 - 1920 J.A.O. Fitzpatrick (2nd time)......................1920 - 1921 A.E.B. Parsons.....................................1921 - 1923 J.W. Thomson-Glover................................1923 - 1924 W.R. Hay (1st time)................................1924 - 1925 K.B. Maulvi Ahmad Din.....................................1925 W.R. Hay (2nd time)................................1925 - 1928 C.E.U. Bremner.....................................1928 - 1930 H.H. Johnson.......................................1930 - 1934 H.A. Barnes (1st time).............................1934 - 1937 Abdur Rahim (2nd time).............................1937 - 1938 H.A. Barnes (1st time)....................................1938 Abdur Rahim (2nd time).............................1938 - 1940 A.J. Dring.........................................1940 - 1942 C.B. Duke..........................................1942 - 1943 P.J. Duncan...............................................1943 G.C.S. Curtis......................................1943 - 1946 J.O.S. Donald.............................................1946 R.V.E. Hodson.............................................1946 W.G. Raw...........................................1946 - 1947 Pakistan................................................1947 - date From 2001 the Taliban lost control of Afghanistan, Waziristan has come under increasing control by Taliban and al-Qaeda insurgents, especially in South Waziristan.                  15 Aug 1947  Tribal Areas declared part of Pakistan, within North-West                              Frontier Province.                       1951  Tribal Areas of Darel and Tangir accede to Pakistan.  14 Oct 1955 - 01 Jul 1970  Part of West Pakistan.                16 Apr 1960  Faqir of Ipi (b.1897 - d.1960) dies resistance in Waziristan.                01 Jul 1970  Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) formed from                              the western parts of Dera Ismail Khan and Peshawar districts.                01 Dec 1973  Bajaur and Orakzai agencies added.                31 May 2018  Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) merged into                              Khyber Pakthunkhwa province.   The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan are areas of Pakistan outside the four provinces, comprising a region of some 27,220 km² (10,507 sq mi).Capital: Peshawar. The Tribal Areas comprise seven Agencies, namely Khyber, Kurram, Bajaur, Mohmand, Orakzai, North and South areas of Waziristan and six FRs (Frontier Regions) namely FR Peshawar, FR Kohat, FR Tank, FR Banuu, FR Lakki and FR Dera Ismail Khan. The main towns include Miranshah, Razmak, Bajaur, Darra Bazzar and Wana.                Agents to the Governors-General of Pakistan (from 23 Mar 1956, Presidents) the Governors of North-West Frontier Province...15 Aug 1947 - 14 Oct 1955 the Governors of West Pakistan..................14 Oct 1955 - Aug 1960 Resident Commissioner.........................Nov 1959 - Aug 1960 Administrators (the Governors of West Pakistan.....Aug 1960 - 30 Jun 1970 Agents to the Presidents (Governors of NWFP)....01 Jul 1970 - date (Various Political Agents) ? Khalil ul-Islam (Kurrum Agency)..........................fl. Apr 2008 Tariq Hayat (Khyber Agency)..............................fl. Jul 2008 President Mamnoon Hussain on Thursday 31 May 2018, signed the constitutional amendment bill seeking to merge Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. After signing the bill, the president congratulated the people of FATA and KP. The amendment bill was passed by the National Assembly, the Senate and KP Assembly before being sent to the president for formal approval. KP Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, Fata Reforms Committee head Sartaj Aziz, National Security Adviser Lt Gen Nasser Janjua and Adviser to the Prime Minister Barrister Zafarullah Khan were present during the signing ceremony of the bill. Tribespeople freed of FCR as president signs FATA governance regulation. Under the Article 247, the executive authority of the federation shall extend to FATA and PATA ( Provincially Administered Tribal Areas). The president signing the Constitution (Thirty-First) Amendment Bill, 2018, means that the control of FATA Interim Governance Regulation, 2018 will be handed over to the KP government. Earlier this week, President Mamnoon signed the new set of rules for the region – FATA Interim Governance Regulation, 2018. The 'FATA Interim Governance Regulation, 2018' is a set of interim rules that apply to the FATA until it merges with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa "within a time-frame of two years".     Pakistan Countries / Territories   Chiefa Coins