Eleven correspondents of Pakistani newspapers from all over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA have spent two weeks in Peshawar practising their reporting skills in preparation for Pakistan’s upcoming general election. This may take place in May, 2013. They worked in groups and researched about information for specific areas. This is one is about Pakistan's Tribal Areas.

2. 5.4 million
(unofficial survey 2013: exceeds 8 million)
Registered voters in FATA:1.6 million

3. 12 constituencies:
12 National Assembly seats, 8 Senate seats
1. Khyber 2 NA seats
2. Mohmand 1
3. Bajaur 2
4. Orakzai 2
5. North Waziristan 1
6. South Waziristan 2
7. Kurram 1
8. Frontier Regions 1

4. NA-43
2002: Maulana M Sadiq
2008: Shaukatullah Khan
Area: 1,400 sq km
Population: 1,000,000
Registered voters: 336,000

5. NA-44
2002: Haroon-ur-Rasheed
2008: Akhunzada Chatan
Area: 1,400 sq km
Population: 1,000,000
Registered voters: 336,000

6. 2002: Maulana Mohd Saddiq
2008: Malik Bila Rehman
Area: 9,297 sq km
Population: 600,000
Registered votes: 171,000

7. Khyber Agency
NA-45
2002: Noorul Haq Qadri (Independent)
2008: Re-elected
Area: 2500 sq km
Population: 547,000
Registered voters: 320,000

8. NA-46
2002: Maulana Khalilur Rehman (JUI-F)
2008: Hamidullah Jan Afridi (Independent)
Area: 2500 sq km
Population: 547,000
Registered voters: 320,000

9. NA-39
2002: Gulab Jamal (Independent)
2008: Jawad Hussain (Independent)
Area: 1,800 sq km
Population: 450,000
Registered voters: 100,000

10. NA-38
2002: Munir Orakzai
2008: Re-elected
Area: 4,352 sq km
Population: 448,000
Registered voters: 214,000

11. NA-37
2002: Dr. Javid Hussan Mian
2008: Sajid Toro
Area: 4,352 sq km
Population: 448,000
Registered voters: 214,000

12. NA-40
2002: Maulana Naik Zaman (JUI-F)
2008: Kamran (Independent)
Total area: 4,707 sq km
Population: 361,246
Registered voters: 156,600

13. NA-41
2002: Maulana Abdul Malik (JUI-F)
2008: Re-elected
Area: 6,619 sq km
Population: 430,000
Registered votes: 225,000

14. NA-42
2002: No elections were held in the
constituency.
Area: 66,169 sq km
Population: 430,000

15. All Frontier Regions are combined in one
constituency: NA-47
1. FR Peshawar
2. FR Kohat
3. FR Bannu
4. FR Tank
5. FR Lakki
6. FR DI Khan