Pakistan tribal areas to get voice in parliament
Posted: August 15, 2009 at 7:02 a.m.
Pakistan lifted a ban on political activities in its tribal regions Friday, granting the areas close to Afghan border parliamentary representation for the first time in the hopes it would reduce the Taliban's grip.
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