The Federal Cabinet has approved the establishment of a 48-member Area Representative and Development Council for 12 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

A notification to this effect has been issued.

The selection of the 48 representatives of the Council across these 12 districts was conducted through consultations with jirgas organized with the facilitation of the respective Deputy Commissioners.

The names of the council members nominated through these jirgas were processed by the Additional Chief Secretary of the Area Development Secretariat and the Chief Secretary, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and were forwarded to Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Faisal Karim Kundi, who subsequently forwarded these names to the Federal Government.

Shaukatullah Khan, who hails from Bajaur District, is the Chairperson of the Area Representative and Development Council. Malik Khan Marjan from North Waziristan District has been appointed as the Vice-Chairperson of the Council.

The four representatives from Bajaur District are Shaukatullah Khan, Shahabuddin Khan, Malik Sultan Zeb and Haji Lali Shah. The three representatives from Mohmand District are Malik Fayyaz Khan, Malik Nadir Manan and Malik Sahib Khan Ambar.

For Khyber District, the five representatives are Malik Abdul Razzaq, Malik Izzatullah, Malik Salahuddin, Malik Zahir Shah and Shireen Khan. For Kurram District, the five representatives are Munir Hussain Bangash, Malik Abdul Wali Khan, Malik Zameen Hussain, Syed Wali Syed Mian and Ehsanullah Ehsan.

The three representatives for Orakzai District are Lal Man Shah, Syed Fakhar Abbas and Faizullah. For North Waziristan District, the five representatives are Malik Khan Marjan, Malik Nasrullah, Malik Haji Sher Muhammad, Mufti Misbahullah Khan and Malik Habib Khan.

For South Waziristan District (Upper), the four representatives are Saleh Shah, Malik Irfan-ud-Din Ahmed Burki, Malik Muhammad Roman Mahsud and Malik Ramtal Khan, while the four representatives for South Waziristan District (Lower) are Malik Alauddin Wazir, Malik Jameel Toji Khel, Malik Moin-ud-Din Wazir and Malik Sardar Abbas.

The four representatives for Bannu District are Baz Muhammad Khan, Maulana Abdul Ghaffar Qureshi, Malik Shireen and Malik Ehsan Khan, while the four representatives for Dera Ismail Khan District are Abdul Haleem, Sardar Aaghaz Khan, Sardar Abad Khan and Qaisar Khan.

The three representatives for Tank District are Nawabzada Abdul Wahab, Abdullah Nangyal and Irfanullah Kundi, while the four representatives for Lakki Marwat District are Maulana Umar Ashrafi, Malik Idrees Khan, Najeebullah Khan and Rahmatullah.