People of erstwhile FATA eagerly await first ever polls

Candidate of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) from NA-50 addresses his party workers in Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA). (AN photo)

• The seven tribal districts will go to vote on July 20
• Electioneering is in full swing to ensure maximum voter turnout

ISLAMABAD, Jul 10: For the first time, political activity and elections campaign is in full swing in the districts of erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) merged with the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province as the date for vote approaches near. 
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) says it has completed all necessary arrangements for “free, transparent and peaceful” holding of elections in the tribal districts for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly scheduled for July 20, 2019.
Candidates from all political parties are busy in electioneering with their campaign trail pledges, visiting different areas in their constituencies to ensure maximum voter turnout. 
Talking to APP, Lecturer of School of Politics and International Relations at Quaid-e-Azam University Salman Ali Khan Bettani said that Elections in erstwhile FATA have inculcated a new life in the dream of progress, change and prosperity for the region.