Pakistan’s northwest tribal areas hold 1st local polls 0 SHARES Share it! The seven tribal areas were integrated last year into the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Before that, the tribal areas were federally administered, and residents could only vote in the national assembly. Pakistan claims to have cleared the tribal areas of militants in a series of military operations in recent years, but the region still sees occasional attacks. Residents of the tribal areas were given the right to vote in 1997.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 21, 2019 03:11 UTC