Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides a unique Pakistani perspective and understanding of a region that has not been studied extensively to date. Pakistan's Frontier Region has been at the forefront of the War on Terror since 2001. The Federally Administered Tribal Agencies (now known as merged Tribal Districts) are a critical geostrategic area for Pakistan. This work highlights key economic, political, and religious issues in the FATA-KP region in order to identify means to eradicate ongoing conflicts and integrate the region within mainstream Pakistani society. This project proposes a series of phased economic development reforms that can guide FATA's transition as an integrated territory within the rest of Pakistan. These reforms can and should encourage dimensions of indigenous economic practices, women's empowerment, the education system, food security, subsistence agriculture, and transportation and communication infrastructure where possible. These improvements can be implemented in 10+ year pl
Table of Contents
Illustrations – Tables – Foreword – Acknowledgments – Tahir Shad/Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi: Introduction and Overview – Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi: The Economic Implications of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas’ (FATA) Merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Noor Shah Jahan: Economic Development in FATA: A Strategic Perspective of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy – Noreen Naseer: The Socioeconomic Profile of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas – Fazal Wahid: Religion and Politics in FATA – Muqtedar Khan/Tahir Shad: From Jihad to Salam in Pursuit of Political Change: A Perspective Based on Qur’ānic Sources – Zainab Azmat: Indigenous Economics and the Role of Women in Economic Development of Federally Administered Tribal Areas – Shaista Naz/Noor Paio Khan: Women Empowerment Through Livestock Management: A Strategy for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (A Case Study of Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas) – Muhammad Nasir: Exposure to Violence, Human Capital, and Market Development: The Case of FATA – Sajid Ali: Education and Socioeconomic Development of FATA: Challenges and Opportunities – Amina Khan: Economic Development in the FATA and Impediments to Progress – Shahnaz Akhtar/Sher Ayaz/Muhammad Sabir Afridi: Assessing the Potential for Food Self- Sufficiency on Fragmented Farms in FATA – Muhammad Sabir Afridi: Accelerating Economic Development of Federally Administered Tribal Areas via Improved Transportation and Communication: A Way Forward – Saeed Ahmed: Employment and Economic Development in FATA – Zalakat Khan Malik/Asfandyar: Justification for Construction of Dams: An Economic Viability of the Jabba Dam in FATA – About the Authors – Contributors – Index.
