Tahir I. Shad is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. He is the Academic Director for the minor in Middle Eastern Studies. He also directs programs in Islamic, Turkish, and Near Eastern studies at the Institute for Religion Politics and Culture at Washington College. He has served as the Associate Dean of Washington College, Director of International Studies, and Curator of the Goldstein Program in Public Affairs. He earned his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh; his MA from the University of Pittsburgh; his PGCE from the University of London, and his BA (honors) from the School of African Asian Studies at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom. His email address is tshad2@washcoll.edu.Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi is Professor, Chairman of the Department of International Relations and Director of the Center for FATA Studies with the University of Peshawar, following a career as researcher and teacher of international relations, conflict resolution, political science and creative leadership. He also remained Director of the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies in the same University. He completed his MPhil and PhD from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He remained a fellow of the Fulbright, Carnegie, Charles Wallace, Higher Education Commission (HEC), and Edinburgh University. His email address is shaheed@uop.edu.pk.

• Illustrations – Tables – Foreword – Acknowledgments – Tahir Shad/Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi: Introduction and Overview – Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi: The Economic Implications of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas’ (FATA) Merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Noor Shah Jahan: Economic Development in FATA: A Strategic Perspective of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy – Noreen Naseer: The Socioeconomic Profile of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas – Fazal Wahid: Religion and Politics in FATA – Muqtedar Khan/Tahir Shad: From Jihad to Salam in Pursuit of Political Change: A Perspective Based on Qur’ānic Sources – Zainab Azmat: Indigenous Economics and the Role of Women in Economic Development of Federally Administered Tribal Areas – Shaista Naz/Noor Paio Khan: Women Empowerment Through Livestock Management: A Strategy for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (A Case Study of Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas) – Muhammad Nasir: Exposure to Violence, Human Capital, and Market Development: The Case of FATA – Sajid Ali: Education and Socioeconomic Development of FATA: Challenges and Opportunities – Amina Khan: Economic Development in the FATA and Impediments to Progress – Shahnaz Akhtar/Sher Ayaz/Muhammad Sabir Afridi: Assessing the Potential for Food Self- Sufficiency on Fragmented Farms in FATA – Muhammad Sabir Afridi: Accelerating Economic Development of Federally Administered Tribal Areas via Improved Transportation and Communication: A Way Forward – Saeed Ahmed: Employment and Economic Development in FATA – Zalakat Khan Malik/Asfandyar: Justification for Construction of Dams: An Economic Viability of the Jabba Dam in FATA – About the Authors – Contributors – Index.

Tahir I. Shad is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. He is the Academic Director for the minor in Middle Eastern Studies. He also directs programs in Islamic, Turkish, and Near Eastern studies at the Institute for Religion Politics and Culture at Washington College. He has served as the Associate Dean of Washington College, Director of International Studies, and Curator of the Goldstein Program in Public Affairs. He earned his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh; his MA from the University of Pittsburgh; his PGCE from the University of London, and his BA (honors) from the School of African Asian Studies at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom. His email address is tshad2@washcoll.edu.Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi is Professor, Chairman of the Department of International Relations and Director of the Center for FATA Studies with the University of Peshawar, following a career as researcher and teacher of international relations, conflict resolution, political science and creative leadership. He also remained Director of the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies in the same University. He completed his MPhil and PhD from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He remained a fellow of the Fulbright, Carnegie, Charles Wallace, Higher Education Commission (HEC), and Edinburgh University. His email address is shaheed@uop.edu.pk.

• Illustrations – Tables – Foreword – Acknowledgments – Tahir Shad/Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi: Introduction and Overview – Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi: The Economic Implications of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas’ (FATA) Merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Noor Shah Jahan: Economic Development in FATA: A Strategic Perspective of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy – Noreen Naseer: The Socioeconomic Profile of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas – Fazal Wahid: Religion and Politics in FATA – Muqtedar Khan/Tahir Shad: From Jihad to Salam in Pursuit of Political Change: A Perspective Based on Qur’ānic Sources – Zainab Azmat: Indigenous Economics and the Role of Women in Economic Development of Federally Administered Tribal Areas – Shaista Naz/Noor Paio Khan: Women Empowerment Through Livestock Management: A Strategy for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (A Case Study of Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas) – Muhammad Nasir: Exposure to Violence, Human Capital, and Market Development: The Case of FATA – Sajid Ali: Education and Socioeconomic Development of FATA: Challenges and Opportunities – Amina Khan: Economic Development in the FATA and Impediments to Progress – Shahnaz Akhtar/Sher Ayaz/Muhammad Sabir Afridi: Assessing the Potential for Food Self- Sufficiency on Fragmented Farms in FATA – Muhammad Sabir Afridi: Accelerating Economic Development of Federally Administered Tribal Areas via Improved Transportation and Communication: A Way Forward – Saeed Ahmed: Employment and Economic Development in FATA – Zalakat Khan Malik/Asfandyar: Justification for Construction of Dams: An Economic Viability of the Jabba Dam in FATA – About the Authors – Contributors – Index.

Tahir I. Shad is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. He is the Academic Director for the minor in Middle Eastern Studies. He also directs programs in Islamic, Turkish, and Near Eastern studies at the Institute for Religion Politics and Culture at Washington College. He has served as the Associate Dean of Washington College, Director of International Studies, and Curator of the Goldstein Program in Public Affairs. He earned his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh; his MA from the University of Pittsburgh; his PGCE from the University of London, and his BA (honors) from the School of African Asian Studies at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom. His email address is tshad2@washcoll.edu.Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi is Professor, Chairman of the Department of International Relations and Director of the Center for FATA Studies with the University of Peshawar, following a career as researcher and teacher of international relations, conflict resolution, political science and creative leadership. He also remained Director of the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies in the same University. He completed his MPhil and PhD from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He remained a fellow of the Fulbright, Carnegie, Charles Wallace, Higher Education Commission (HEC), and Edinburgh University. His email address is shaheed@uop.edu.pk.

• Illustrations – Tables – Foreword – Acknowledgments – Tahir Shad/Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi: Introduction and Overview – Syed Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi: The Economic Implications of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas’ (FATA) Merger with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Noor Shah Jahan: Economic Development in FATA: A Strategic Perspective of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy – Noreen Naseer: The Socioeconomic Profile of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas – Fazal Wahid: Religion and Politics in FATA – Muqtedar Khan/Tahir Shad: From Jihad to Salam in Pursuit of Political Change: A Perspective Based on Qur’ānic Sources – Zainab Azmat: Indigenous Economics and the Role of Women in Economic Development of Federally Administered Tribal Areas – Shaista Naz/Noor Paio Khan: Women Empowerment Through Livestock Management: A Strategy for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (A Case Study of Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas) – Muhammad Nasir: Exposure to Violence, Human Capital, and Market Development: The Case of FATA – Sajid Ali: Education and Socioeconomic Development of FATA: Challenges and Opportunities – Amina Khan: Economic Development in the FATA and Impediments to Progress – Shahnaz Akhtar/Sher Ayaz/Muhammad Sabir Afridi: Assessing the Potential for Food Self- Sufficiency on Fragmented Farms in FATA – Muhammad Sabir Afridi: Accelerating Economic Development of Federally Administered Tribal Areas via Improved Transportation and Communication: A Way Forward – Saeed Ahmed: Employment and Economic Development in FATA – Zalakat Khan Malik/Asfandyar: Justification for Construction of Dams: An Economic Viability of the Jabba Dam in FATA – About the Authors – Contributors – Index.