Islamabad (April 13, 2018): The Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani has signed on Friday the bill, which was unanimously passed by the upper house regarding the extension in the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court and High Court to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
The Bill moved by Law Minister Mahmood Bashir Virk is aimed at extending jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the Peshawar High Court to FATA.
Following the approval by the upper house chairman Senate as signed the bill.
The extension of the superior courts’ jurisdiction is one of several demands of the people of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) who seek to be treated at par with the rest of the country.
The bill, part of the supplementary agenda of the Upper House of Parliament’s session today, was opposed by the government’s allies —Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl — who walked out of the session in protest.
Later, the Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz managed to pass the bill.
Earlier, Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani headed the session comprising the entire house as a committee where Minister for States and Frontier Regions Lt Gen (retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch gave a briefing on FATA reforms to the senators.
On January 12, the National Assembly had approved with a majority the same bill.
Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah had said this is a historic day, as the tribes people have rendered immense sacrifices.
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