PM Nawaz designated reforms committee headed by Sartaj Aziz, submitted its report on the future of FATA, and based on its findings, the committee suggested that FATA needs to be merged with KPK province but with a five year transitional period to allow a smooth merger and discourage any demerits from the said merger.
PKMAP a nationalist party mainly politically based in Balochistan and its head Mehmood Achakzai is against this merger and JUI Head Maulana Fazal Rejected this report of the committee.
Senator Usman Kakar of the PKMAP defended Mehmood Achakzai stance on FATA merger, While Ajmal Wazir Khan who belongs from FATA and is senior Vice President of Pakistan Muslim league Q said that, FATA’s future is with KPK and people of FATA were not consulted and included in this FATA reforms committee.