The FATA Development Authority was a regulatory development organisation which executed construction and development projects in former
FATA
, conventional_long_name = Federally Administered Tribal Areas
, nation = Pakistan
, subdivision = Autonomous territory
, image_flag = Flag of FATA.svg
, image_coat = File:Coat of arms ...
region,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
. Based in
Peshawar
Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...
, the body was chaired by the
Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province), Pakistan. Although the governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a c ...
.
History
The FDA was established in 2007 as a result of the ongoing
War in North-West Pakistan
The insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, also known as the War in North-West Pakistan or Pakistan's war on terror, is an ongoing armed conflict involving Pakistan, and Islamist militant groups such as the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Jund ...
.
The region, affected by terrorism, was experiencing a downfall of infrastructure. There was hence an incentive from the
President of Pakistan to propose an organisation which would "restructure the administrative and developmental regime in FATA" as well as tackle poverty.
In the financial year 2009-10, the FDA announced a focus development program where it would spend 1.15 billion
rupees on 44 development schemes in eight designated sectors. The statement was made during a meeting presided by several committee members, including the provincial governor,
Owais Ahmed Ghani
Owais Ahmed Ghani (Urdu: ), a mechanical engineer by profession, is the former governor of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, who previously governed southwestern province of Balochistan for four and a half years.
He became active in ...
. Additional proposals were made for the future construction of several dams and solar energy projects in FATA.
In August 2019, the
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( ur, ; ps, د خیبر پښتونخوا حکومت), is the provincial government of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the 1973 Consti ...
dissolved the authority after FATA merger.
See also
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References
External links
Official websiteFATA Development Authority - World Security NetworkFATA Development Authority
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
2019 disestablishments in Pakistan
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