Mainstreaming the Tribal Areas (ex-FATA) of Pakistan Bordering Afghanistan
Mainstreaming the Tribal Areas (ex-FATA) of Pakistan Bordering Afghanistan

Author: Asghar Khan

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-08-23

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 9811917949

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The book addresses why the Pakistani state is facing persistent challenges in extending and consolidating its governance (authority) throughout its territories, especially in the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (ex-FATA)? Even after the de jure merger, the question still remains valid that how Pakistani state could establish its governance in these tribal areas? Through multi-dimensional approaches and multi-pronged analysis of state-centric (top-down), society-centric (bottom-up) and state-in-society (mixed-horizontal) approaches, the book explains factors and dimensions that pose challenges to Pakistani state governance in ex-FATA. The main hypothesis is that societies, where state governance is absent, turn to informal governance and create informal institutions as a substitute for the weak central state governance thereby challenging the domination and control/authority of the state. The book presents policy recommendations for bringing these tribal areas into the mainstream governance system of Pakistan.

Democracy and Public Administration in Pakistan
Democracy and Public Administration in Pakistan

Author: Amna Imam

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2013-12-14

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1040221114

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This book explores the role of the grass roots public administrative institution of DC & DM in historical context for Pakistan, and its viability for a meaningful democracy and stability of the country. The authors contend that Pakistan‘s democracy to-date lacks firm foundation, as evidenced by the country‘s disintegration in 1971, violence and drugs in the 80s, crime infested communities in the 90s, terrorism in the 2000s, and the current volatile situation in Balochistan and FATA, as well as high crime rate and lacking sense of security among the communities of Pakistan.