New governance structure notified for 13 ex-FATA districts

ISLAMABAD – In pursuance of the federal government directives, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has placed all directorates and major institutions of the 13 districts of the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) under the administrative control of the Area Development Secretariat (ADS).  The KP government also notified a five-secretary organizational structure for the Designated Districts. According to notifications issued on Oct 21, 2026, available with The Nation, the Human Resource Management Department, through Notification No. SO(S-II)HRM&AD/7-1/2026, in pursuance of Federal Government Orders No. 1/2026 and 2/2026 dated Oct 11, 2026, issued by the Cabinet Division under Article 232(2)(c) of the Constitution, and the Federal Cabinet decision dated Oct 16, 2026, ordered that all directorates and major institutions of erstwhile FATA which were placed under the respective KP departments through notifications issued from Oct 24, 2018 to March 27, 2019, shall henceforth stand placed under the ADS, headed by the Additional Chief Secretary/Administrator (Designated Districts).