Explanation

President Mamnoon Hussain signed the FATA merger bill on May 31, 2018.

The bill was passed by the National Assembly on May 24, 2018, and by the Senate on May 25, 2018.

FATA will have 21 seats within the KP Assembly:

• 16 general
• 4 reserved for women
• 1 reserved for non-Muslims

The incumbent senators for FATA will be allowed to complete their six-year terms.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly will have 145 seats

• 115 general
• 26 reserved for women
• 4 reserved for minorities

FATA was merged with KPK in May 2018 under the 25th Amendment.