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{{Short description|Former administrative subdivision of Pakistan}}
The '''Provincially Administered Tribal Area''' (PATA) was the former administrative subdivision of Pakistan designated in the Article 246(b) of the [[Constitution of Pakistan]]. No Act of Provincial Assembly can be applied to PATA whereas the Governor of the respective province has a mandate parallel to the authority [[President of Pakistan]] has over [[Federally Administered Tribal Areas]]. In 2018, a [[Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan]] merged PATA, as well as [[FATA]] into full control of the Khyber-Paktunkhwa government, thus the PATA designation has no legal standing in the future of Khyber-Paktunkhwa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/320943-na-approves-merger-of-fata-pata-with-kp|title = NA approves merger of Fata, Pata with KP}}</ref>

Provincially Administered Tribal Areas as defined in the Constitution include four former [[princely state]]s as well as tribal areas and tribal territories in [[Districts of Pakistan|districts]]:
[[File:Provincially Administered Tribal Areas-1.png|thumb|Provincially Administered Tribal Areas-NWFP]]

*[[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa]]
**[[Upper Chitral District]] (former [[Chitral (princely state)|Chitral state]])
**[[Lower Chitral District]] (former [[Chitral (princely state)|Chitral state]])
**[[Upper Dir District]] (former [[Dir (princely state)|Dir state]]) 
**[[Lower Dir District]] (former [[Dir (princely state)|Dir state]]) 
**[[Swat, Pakistan|Swat District]] (former [[Swat (princely state)|Swat state]] including Kalam)
**[[Buner District]] (former [[Swat (princely state)|Swat state]])
**[[Shangla District]] (former [[Swat (princely state)|Swat state]])
**[[Kohistan District (Pakistan)|Kohistan District]] (former [[Swat (princely state)|Swat state]])
**[[Malakand District|Malakand]]
** [[Amb (princely state)|Amb state]] (now in [[Swabi District]])
**[[Torghar District]] ([[Kala Dhaka]])
**Tribal Area adjoining [[Battagram District]] ([[Battagram]], [[Allai Tehsil|Allai]] and Upper Tanawalormer)

[[File:Provincially Administered Tribal Areas-2.PNG|thumb|Provincially Administered Tribal Areas-Balochistan]]
*[[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]]
**[[Zhob District]]
**[[Killa Saifullah District]]
**[[Musakhel District, Pakistan|Musakhel District]]
**[[Sherani District]]
**[[Loralai District]]
**[[Duki District]]
**[[Barkhan District]]
**[[Kohlu District]]
**[[Dera Bugti District]]
**[[Dalbandin]] Tehsil of [[Chagai District]]

== See also ==
* [[Federally Administered Tribal Areas]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part12.ch3.html Constitution of Pakistan; Tribal Areas]

{{coord missing|Balochistan, Pakistan|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa}}

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[[Category:Former subdivisions of Pakistan]]
[[Category:States and territories established in 1970]]
[[Category:Geography of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
[[Category:States and territories disestablished in 2018]]
[[Category:2010s disestablishments in Pakistan]]

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