Socio-Economic and Political Effects of FATA-KP Merger on local people: A Case study of Bajaur District

Abstract

This study is an effort to determine the socio-political impact of merging federally administrated tribal areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The study address particularly the Bajaur district. These regions of Pakistan border with Afghanistan. The federally administered tribal areas remain economically and educationally underdeveloped thanks to the form of government that has been the leading cause of violence in the area. This study is about the positive as well as the negative socio-political impact on the local people of the Bajaur district of the FATA-KP merger. The study is based on two types of data. Primary data is collected through a questionnaire from the local people and interview with some college professors by the researcher himself. The second type is secondary data which is the past official records. The study will show how many people are in favor of the merger and how many are against it and why these people are against it. In the last, the researcher will conclude with certain solutions on how to overcome the hurdles and negative aspects of the FATA-KP merger. 

Keywords: FATA, Socio-Political Impact, Merger, KP, Bajaur District, Opinion