The federal government of Pakistan has formally notified the appointment of 48 members to the Regional Representation and Development Council, representing 12 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
According to the notification, the members were selected through consultations among local jirgas, or traditional tribal councils, held in all 12 districts with the support of deputy commissioners.
The nomination process was handled by the Additional Chief Secretary of the Regional Development Secretariat, who forwarded the list to the KP chief secretary.
Following further processing, the list was sent to the provincial governor, who submitted the nominations to the federal government.
Shaukatullah Khan of the Tarkani tribe in Bajaur district has been appointed chairman of the council, while Malik Khan Marjan of the Wazir tribe in North Waziristan has been named vice-chairman.
District-wise appointments:
Bajaur: Shaukatullah Khan, Shahabuddin, Malik Sultan Zaib and Haji Lali Shah.
Mohmand: Malik Fayyaz Khan, Malik Nadir Manan and Malik Sahib Khan Ambar.
Khyber: Malik Abdul Razzaq, Malik Izzatullah, Malik Salahuddin, Malik Zahir Shah and Shireen Khan.
Kurram: Munir Hussain Bangash, Malik Abdul Wali Khan, Malik Zameen Hussain, Syed Wali, Syed Mian and Ehsanullah Ehsan.
Orakzai: Lal Man Shah, Syed Fakhr Abbas and Faizullah.
North Waziristan: Malik Khan Marjan, Malik Nasrullah, Malik Haji Sher Muhammad, Mufti Misbahullah Khan and Malik Habib Khan.
Upper South Waziristan: Saleh Shah, Malik Irfanuddin Burki, Malik Muhammad Roman Mehsud and Malik Ramtal Khan.
Lower South Waziristan: Malik Alauddin Wazir, Malik Jamil, Malik Moeenuddin Wazir and Malik Sardar Abbas of the Suleman Khel tribe.
Bannu: Baz Muhammad Khan, Maulana Abdul Ghaffar Qureshi, Malik Shireen and Malik Ehsan Khan.
Dera Ismail Khan: Abdul Haleem, Sardar Aghaz Khan, Sardar Ibad Khan and Qaiser Khan, advocate.
Tank: Nawabzada Abdul Wahab, Abdullah Nangiyal and Irfanullah Kundi.
Lakki Marwat: Maulana Umar Ashrafi, Malik Idrees Khan, Najeebullah Khan and Rahmatullah.
The council is intended to provide regional representation and a platform for development-related matters across the 12 districts.