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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country has approved the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
A
Pakistan
B
China
C
Afghanistan
D
Indonesia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Most political parties in Pakistan supported the demand of the merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) and Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JI).

Detailed explanation-2: -Federal Administered tribal Area (FATA) were merged with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018.

Detailed explanation-3: -The geographical arrangement of the seven Tribal Districts in order from north to south is: Bajaur District, Mohmand District, Khyber District, Orakzai District, Kurram District, North Waziristan District, Mahsud (Upper South Waziristan) District, Lower South Waziristan District.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first clause of article 247 of Pakistan’s Constitution stipulates that the Federal Government of Pakistan will directly govern FATA.

Detailed explanation-5: -It had been known as northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) since its inauguration by the British. Pashtunistan was one of the proposed names but it did not get political support as this name had become too controversial. Eventually, in 2010 the province was renamed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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