Residents of the tribal agencies carried CNIC numbers beginning with 2 on legacy cards.
FATA was merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in May 2018 under the Twenty-fifth Amendment. The agencies became districts of K-PK, and new registrations moved onto the province-1 numbering. A complete agency-level prefix table for the old 2-series was never published, which is why this shelf is intentionally left empty rather than filled with guesses.
The two former agencies this register can place appear under Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 113 South Waziristan and 193 North Waziristan.
COMMON QUESTIONS
What is the Federally Administered Tribal Areas province code?
The Federally Administered Tribal Areas province code is 2. It is the first digit of every CNIC issued to someone registered in Federally Administered Tribal Areas, and it is the one part of the five-digit prefix NADRA documents officially.
Digit 2 is a legacy code: it was used for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas before their 2018 merger into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and is not assigned to new registrations.
Which CNIC numbers belong to Federally Administered Tribal Areas?
Any CNIC whose first digit is 2 was registered in the tribal agencies before the 2018 merger.
The province digit is the one part of the prefix that is officially documented and definitive.
Does a Federally Administered Tribal Areas CNIC code prove domicile there?
No. The prefix records the place of registration, not residence or domicile. Domicile is a separate certificate issued by the district administration, and moving house does not change the number already printed on a card.
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Sources. Administrative data adapted from Wikipedia (CNIC, Administrative units of Pakistan, Districts of Pakistan) under CC BY-SA 4.0, with changes; prefix mapping cross-checked against public administrative and community-compiled lists. Reviewed 2026-09-02. Full sources, accuracy and ethics. Unofficial reference — not affiliated with NADRA, and not proof of identity or domicile.