Constitution 1973 § Article 246 — Tribal Areas

Statutory text (English)

In the Constitution,—
(a) “Tribal Areas ” means the areas in Pakistan which, immediately before the
commencing day, were Tribal Areas, and includes—
(i) the Tribal Areas of 1[Balochistan] and the 1[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]
Province; 1[*]
(ii) the former States of Amb, Chitral, Dir and Swat;
(iii) 2[* * * * * * *]
(iv) 2[* * * * * * *]
(b) “Provincially Administered Tribal Areas” means—
(i) the districts of Chitral, Dir and Swat (which includes Kalam) 3[the Tribal
Area in Kohistan district,] Malakand Protected Area, the Tribal Area
adjoining 3[Mansehra] district and the former State of Amb; and
(ii) Zhob district, Loralai district (excluding Duki Tehsil), Dalbandin Tehsil
of Chagai district and Marri and Bugti tribal territories of Sibi district;
4[*]
(c) “Federally Administered Tribal Areas” includes—
(i) Tribal Areas adjoining Peshawar district;
(ii) Tribal Areas adjoining Kohat district;
(iii) Tribal Areas adjoining Bannu district;
2[(iiia) Tribal Areas adjoining Lakki Marwat district;]
(iv) Tribal Areas adjoining Dera Ismail Khan district;
2[(iva) Tribal Areas adjoining Tank District;]
5[(v) Bajaur Agency;
(va) Orakzai Agency;]
(vi) Mohmand Agency;
(vii) Khyber Agency;
(viii) Kurram Agency;
(ix) North Waziristan Agency; and
(x) South Waziristan Agency 1[; and]
1[(d) On the commencement of the Constitution (Twenty-fifth Amendment) Act,
2018, the areas mentioned in—
(i) paragraph (b),—
(a) in sub-paragraph (i), shall stand merged in the Province of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa; and
(b) in sub-paragraph (ii), shall stand merged in the Province of Balochistan;
and
(ii) paragraph (c), shall stand merged in the Province of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa.]

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Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 246: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 125, 126, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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