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Supreme Court and High Court (Extension of Jurisdiction to Federally Administered Tribal Areas) Act, 2018

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THE SUPREME COURT AND HIGH COURT (EXTENSION OF JURISDICTION TO FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED TRIBAL

AREAS) ACT, 2018

Section 1. Short title and commencement

⸻ (1) This Act may be called the Supreme Court and High Court (Extension of Jurisdiction to Federally Administered Tribal Areas) Act, 2018.

(2) It shall come into force on such date or dates and in such Federally Administered Tribal Areas or part thereof, as the Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, determine from time to time.

Section 2. Extension of jurisdiction of Supreme Court

⸻ The Supreme Court of Pakistan shall have, in relation to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, the same jurisdiction as it has in relation to the province of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Section 3. Extension of jurisdiction of High Court

⸻ The Peshawar High Court shall have, in relation to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, the same jurisdiction as it has in relation to the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

RGN. Dated. 20-05-2026

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1. Short title and commencement 
2. Extension of jurisdiction of Supreme Court 
3. Extension of jurisdiction of High Court

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THE SUPREME COURT AND HIGH COURT (EXTENSION OF
JURISDICTION TO FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED TRIBAL
AREAS) ACT, 2018

CONTENTS

1. Short title and commencement
2. Extension of jurisdiction of Supreme Court
3. Extension of jurisdiction of High Court

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THE SUPREME COURT AND HIGH COURT (EXTENSION OF
JURISDICTION TO FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED TRIBAL AREAS)
ACT, 2018
ACT NO. X OF 2018
[17th April, 2018]
An Act to extend the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the Peshawar High Court
to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
WHEREAS it is expedient to extend the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and
the Peshawar High Court to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas;
It is hereby enacted as follows:⸻
1. Short title and commencement.⸻ (1) This Act may be called the Supreme Court and
High Court (Extension of Jurisdiction to Federally Administered Tribal Areas) Act, 2018.
(2) It shall come into force on such date or dates and in such Federally Administered
Tribal Areas or part thereof, as the Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette,
determine from time to time.
2. Extension of jurisdiction of Supreme Court .⸻ The Supreme Court of Pakistan
shall have, in relation to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, the same jurisdiction as it has
in relation to the province of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
3. Extension of jurisdiction of High Court.⸻ The Peshawar High Court shall have,
in relation to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, the same jurisdiction as it has in relation to
the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

RGN. Dated. 20-05-2026

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