Abstract
The key feature of Pakistan political history is instability and major time of history of Pakistan is
occupied military governments. That is why it is still under develop. That is why it was essential
that there should be stability in the country but unfortunately Political stability is far away from
Pakistan. Thus without political stability there will be no progress and prosperity in the country.
A country needs secure border and internal and external peace for smooth development.
Unfortunately Pakistan had both internal and external disturbances throughout its history. First
India left no stone unturned to destroy Pakistan. India forced three major Wars to Pakistan. In
1971, India was able to separate its East Wing from the rest of the country. Similarly its another
neighbor Afghanistan remain a source of irritation for Pakistan. It tried its level best to change
the geography of Pakistan through the slogan of pashtoonistan and claimed all Pashtoo speaking
areas of K.P.K, Balochistan and FATA should be included in it.
FATA areas of Pakistan are tribal areas and therefore the Pakistani government normally
does not interfere in the affairs of this area. These areas have a long border line with Afghanistan
and people of Afghanistan and that of FATA area have relations with each other. British
government tried its level best to colonize this area but failed and British regime kept this area
under the tight grip of unjust laws for their vested interests to get man power for its Army to fight
with Afghans. But unfortunately, these areas are still backward and there is very low level of
literacy, health facilities are either absent or of very low standard. Women are not allowed to
participate in daily routine work with men. They are bound to stay at home. Due to backwardness
of these areas, there emerged militancy which is increasing day by day. The situation in
Afghanistan also badly effected the peace of these areas. To combat militancy and for long
lasting peace in this areas, it is necessary to include FATA areas in the mainstream of Pakistan.
The tribal status of these areas should be replaced by inclusion of these areas into Pakistan either
as an independent province/administrative set up or either by making it part of K.P.K as a district.
An attempt is made in this paper to describe the backwardness of these areas and how it can be
included in the mainstream of Pakistan State
Naghma Parveen, Humaira Arif Dasti, Abdul Rashid Khan. (2016) FATA Needs Radical Reforms in FATA Administration in Order to Include in Mainstream of Pakistan’s State., South Asian Studies, Volume 31, Issue 1.
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