Pakistani security forces. – File Photo by Reuters

KARACHI: The Interior Secretary FATA, Tariq Hayat said Saturday that all ways leading to the tribal region are opened again, as the military operations were successfully completed in Kurram, Bajaur and Mohmand, DawnNews reported.

Hayat said that the private airline’s flights had now been stopped as well after the opening of the closed routes to the troubled region.

On the other hand the federal minister for States and Frontier Regions (Safron) said that the list of development work for the tribal region had been prepared, which would be presented to the prime minister and the President within a week. – DawnNews

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