KP approaches FCC, challenges years-long extension of 7th NFC Award after Fata merger

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ISLAMABAD: With a staggering Rs964 billion claim on the Federal Consolidated Fund (FCF), the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has filed a constitutional petition in the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), challenging the continued extension of the 7th National Finance Commission (NFC) Award despite the merger of the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas into the province in 2018, it emerged on Monday.

In its petition, the KP government asked the FCC to determine whether its share under the NFC should be increased to reflect its expanded size and responsibilities following the 25th Constitutional Amendment, which merged the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) into the province.

The petition argues that the merger significantly increased the province’s population, territorial expanse and development needs, warranting a corresponding increase in its share under the NFC Award.

It argued that despite this major constitutional change, its share under the NFC formula had not been updated to account for the merged districts.