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"President Asif Ali Zardari will host two separate Iftar dinners for the tribal elders on August 12 and 13 at the Presidency, political agents and representatives of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) before announcing an extension of the Political Parties Act to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) on August 14.
"Sources told The News that the tribal Jirga comprising 10 elders from each tribal agency along with the political agents of all tribal agencies will meet the president on August 13 to discuss the expected extension of the act to Fata."
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