Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Article 246. Tribal Areas

In the Constitution,

“Tribal Areas” means the areas in Pakistan which, immediately before the commencing day, were Tribal Areas, and includes
1. the Tribal Areas of and the Provin^[1]ce;

^[1] “Provincially Administered Tribal Areas” means
1. the districts of Chitral, Dir and Swat (which includes Kalam) Malakand Protected Area, the Tribal Area adjoining district and the former State of Amb; and
2. Zhob district, Loralai district (excluding Duki Tehsil), Dalbandin Tehsil of Chagai district and Marri and Bugti tribal territories of Sibi district; 4 [*]
“Federally Administer^[3]ed Tribal Areas” includes
1. Tribal Areas adjoining Peshawar district;
2. Tribal Areas ^[3]adjoining Kohat district;
3. Tribal Areas adjoining Bannu district; 2 [(iiia) Tribal Areas adjoining Lakki Marwat district;]
4. Tribal Areas adjoining Dera Ismail Khan district; 2 [(iva) Tribal Areas adjoining Tank District;] 5 [(v) Bajaur Agency; 1 Subs. and omitted by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act No. X of 2010), s. 91. ^[2] ^[4] (x) South Waziristan Agency

On the commencement of the Constitution (Twenty-fifth Amendment) Act, 2018, the areas mentioned in—
1. paragraph (b),
  1. in sub-paragraph (i), shall stand merged in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; and
  2. in sub-paragraph (ii), shall stand merged in the Province of Balochistan; and
2. paragraph (c), shall stand merged in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Annotations (3)

star_omission ^[1] (ii) the former States of Amb, Chitral, Dir and Swat; 2 (iii) [* * * * * * *] 2 (iv) [* * * * * * *] ↩

amendment ^[2] and ins. by the Constitution (Nineteenth Amendment) Act, 2011 (Act No. I of 2011), s.7. 3 Ins., subs. and shall be deemed to have been so inserted and substituted by the Constitution (Sixth Amendment) Act, 1976 (Act No. LXXXIV of 1976), s. 4, (w. e. f. the 1st October, 1976). ↩

amendment ^[4] by the Constitution (Twenty-fifth Amendment) Act, 2018 (Act No. XXXVII of 2018) s. 8. (w. e. f. 31-05-2018.) 5 Subs. and shall be deemed to have been so subs. by the Constitution (Sixth Amendment) Act, 1976 (Act No. LXXXIV of 1976), s. 4, (w. e. f. the 1st December, 1973). (va) Orakzai Agency;] (vi) Mohmand Agency; (vii) Khyber Agency; (viii) Kurram Agency; (ix) North Waziristan Agency; and ↩