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Patriarchal Social and Administrative Practices in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan

Author : Sarfraz Khan

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Page : 27 pages

File Size : 28,95 MB

Release : 2016

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This paper attempts to investigate impact of Pukhtunwali and Special Status of FATA on gender relations in FATA. It depicts absence of women in the existing system of political administration and social institutions in FATA. It argues that special status of FATA reinforces existing patriarchal, tribal, customary practices (Pukhtunwali) and deprives tribal women of fundamental human rights. This study also attempts to fill existing gaps in knowledge concerning tribal women, especially customary practices, limiting her multifarious development as an individual. Articulating women's aspirations, it highlights their perspectives of reform in customary practices, political, judicial and social institutions as well as system of political administration. It stresses the need and calls for gender inclusive reforms in FATA to ensure fundamental rights of both tribal men and women. Empirical data from female respondents have been collected in two agencies of FATA, namely Kurram and Khyber, in six Focused Group Discussions and sixty individual interviews, during 2007-9.



The Women's Movement in Pakistan

Author : Ayesha Khan

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing

Page : 416 pages

File Size : 38,49 MB

Release : 2018-11-30

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1786735237

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The military rule of General Zia ul-Haq, former President of Pakistan, had significant political repercussions for the country. Islamization policies were far more pronounced and control over women became the key marker of the state's adherence to religious norms. Women's rights activists mobilized as a result, campaigning to reverse oppressive policies and redefine the relationship between state, society and Islam. Their calls for a liberal democracy led them to be targeted and suppressed. This book is a history of the modern women's movement in Pakistan. The research is based on documents from the Women's Action Forum archives, court judgments on relevant cases, as well as interviews with activists, lawyers and judges and analysis of newspapers and magazines. Ayesha Khan argues that the demand for a secular state and resistance to Islamization should not be misunderstood as Pakistani women sympathizing with a western agenda. Rather, their work is a crucial contribution to the evolution of the Pakistani state. The book outlines the discriminatory laws and policies that triggered domestic and international outcry, landmark cases of sexual violence that rallied women activists together and the important breakthroughs that enhanced women's rights. At a time when the women's movement in Pakistan is in danger of shrinking, this book highlights its historic significance and its continued relevance today.





Commonwealth Education Partnerships, 2007

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Publisher : Nexus Strategic Partnerships Ltd.

Page : 458 pages

File Size : 39,11 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Education

ISBN : 9780954962913

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Commonwealth Education Partnership 2007 is an essential overview of the development of education systems in the Commonwealth, focusing on international collaborations and on the partnerships in member countries between government, NGOs and the private sector in education. Focuses in this edition: increasing access and the right to quality education; supporting teachers for quality education; resourcing; and education for the good of all. Published for the Commonwealth Secretariat by Nexus Partnerships.



The Wandering Falcon

Author : Jamil Ahmad

Publisher : Penguin Books India

Page : 187 pages

File Size : 26,85 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0670085332

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The boy known as Tor Baz—the black falcon —wanders between tribes. He meets men who fight under different flags, and women who risk everything if they break their society’s code of honour. Where has he come from, and where will destiny take him? Set in the decades before the rise of the Taliban, Jamil Ahmad’s stunning debut takes us to the essence of human life in the forbidden areas where the borders of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan meet. Today the ‘tribal areas’ are often spoken about as a remote region, a hotbed of conspiracies, drone attacks and conflict. In The Wandering Falcon, this highly traditional, honour-bound culture is revealed from the inside for the first time. With rare tenderness and perception, Jamil Ahmad describes a world of custom and cruelty, of love and gentleness, of hardship and survival; a fragile, unforgiving world that is changing as modern forces make themselves known. With the fate-defying story of Tor Baz, he has written an unforgettable novel of insight, compassion and timeless wisdom. It is true, I am neither a Mahsud nor a Wazir. But I can tell you as little about who I am as I can about who I shall be. Think of Tor Baz as your hunting falcon. That should be enough.



Securing Pakistan's Tribal Belt

Author : Daniel Seth Markey

Publisher : Council on Foreign Relations

Page : 90 pages

File Size : 36,72 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Pakistan)

ISBN : 0876094140

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Few dimensions of dealing with Pakistan are the source of as much frustration as the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, the subject of this Council Special Report commissioned by the Center for Preventive Action. Daniel Markey analyzes the unique challenges of this region, which has long been largely outside Pakistani government control. He argues that the United States must work with Islamabad to confront security threats and improve governance and economic opportunity in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), something that could reduce militancy. The report lays out a cooperative, incentives-based strategy for the United States that would aim to increase the capacity of the Pakistani government and its security institutions, foster political and economic reform, and build confidence in the bilateral relationship. At the same time, the report outlines alternatives to be considered should this positive approach fail to advance U.S. interests. These alternatives, be they coercive sanctions to induce Pakistan to act or unilateral U.S. action against security threats, could bring some short-term progress in dealing with significant threats -- but at the cost of bringing about a more hostile Pakistan that would cease to be a partner of any sort.



Women in Pakistan

Author : Farzana Bari

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Page : 80 pages

File Size : 13,38 MB

Release : 2000

Category : Economic assistance

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Though Pakistan has made progress toward achieving its education, gender equity, and health Millennium Goals, it is unlikely to reach 2015 targets. In general, achievements were lower in rural areas and in lower-income households. Pakistani girls still have lower enrollment in primary and secondary schools, and do not perform as well as boys on tests. Adult female literacy varies widely by province. Women continue to face many forms of gender-based violence, and often are restricted from leaving their homes. While employment rates among women have doubled in the last decade, women are more likely to be unemployed than men, and lack access to finance or assets.



Line on Fire

Author : Happymon Jacob

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 432 pages

File Size : 44,54 MB

Release : 2018-12-24

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0199095477

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The India–Pakistan border in Jammu & Kashmir has witnessed repeated ceasefire violations (CFVs) over the past decade. As relations between India and Pakistan have deteriorated, CFVs have increased exponentially. It is imperative to gain a deeper understanding of these violations owing to their potential to not only cause a crisis but also escalate an ongoing one. Line on Fire, part of the Oxford International Relations in South Asia series, postulates that the incorrect diagnosis of the reasons behind CFVs has led to wrong policies being adopted by both India and Pakistan to deal with the recurrent violations. Using fresh empirical data and first-hand accounts, the volume attempts to understand the reason why CFVs continue to take place between India and Pakistan despite consistent efforts to reduce the tension between the two nations. In doing so, it recontextualizes and enriches the prevailing arguments in contemporary literature on escalating dynamics and unenduring ceasefire agreements between the two South Asian nuclear rivals.



Routledge Handbook of International Statebuilding

Author : David Chandler

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 448 pages

File Size : 28,25 MB

Release : 2013-09-02

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1135939942

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This new Handbook offers a combination of theoretical, thematic and empirical analyses of the statebuilding regime, written by leading international scholars. Over the past decade, international statebuilding has become one of the most important and least understood areas of international policy-making. Today, there are around one billion people living in some 50-60 conflict-affected, 'fragile' states, vulnerable to political violence and civil war. The international community grapples with the core challenges and dilemmas of using outside force, aid, and persuasion to build states in the wake of conflict and to prevent such countries from lapsing into devastating violence. The Routledge Handbook of International Statebuilding is a comprehensive resource for this emerging area in International Relations. The volume is designed to guide the reader through the background and development of international statebuilding as a policy area, as well as exploring in depth significant issues such as security, development, democracy and human rights. Divided into three main parts, this Handbook provides a single-source overview of the key topics in international statebuilding: Part One: Concepts and Approaches Part Two: Security, Development and Democracy Part Three: Policy Implementation This Handbook will be essential reading for students of statebuilding, humanitarian intervention, peacebuilding, development, war and conflict studies and IR/Security Studies in general.