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Pakistan approves plan to merge tribal regions

Pakistan has approved a plan to merge a volatile tribal region in its northwest with the main land.

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Javed Rana
Press TV, Islamabad

Pakistan has approved a plan to merge a volatile tribal region in its northwest with the main land. For decades, the semi-autonomous region has been ruled under colonial laws which authorized Islamabad to punish an entire tribe over crimes committed by one individual.