Nation Building in Newly Merged Districts of Erstwhile FATA, Pakistan: An Analysis

Abstract

The study explores Pakistan's efforts to carry out nation building in former Federally Administered
Tribal Areas (FATA), as well as the concept of merger towards nation building and the extent to
which it has been successful. The article derives its analysis from the theoretical framework of
postliberal peace building; however, the article debates the core postulate of this theory; foreign
intervention. Pakistan's nation-building in former FATA represents a new set of knowledge
originating from domestic bodies, in contrast to post-liberal foreign interventionist phenomena.
The parameters of nation building in Former FATA range from military intervention to the
empowerment of local civil administration, with the two key concepts being inclusiveness and the
realization of collective interests. This article adopts a qualitative analysis based on the available
literature.