Pakistan's troubled frontier
By: edited by Hassan Abbas
Contributors: Jamestown Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Publisher: Jamestown Foundation
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9780981690520
Subjects: Politics and government; National security; Taliban; Grenzgebiet; Foreign relations; History
Description: "Provides a collection of article published by the Jamestown Foundation in recent years covering the history and politics of Pashtun tribes in FATA and NWFP, the rise of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), resurgence of Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) in Swat, the performance of Pakistan's Frontier Corps and Army, and the challenges faced by NATO in Afghanistan in this context. At a broader level US-Pakistan relations, growth and expansion of the militancy in settled Pashtun areas of NWFP and Pakistan's response to the threats are also discussed in depth. ... Written by eminent scholars and experts, many of whom have either lived or frequently traveled to FATA and NWFP, this is a unique and valuable compendium of insights about the region."--Introd.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Events in FATA and the NWFP: a chronology / Mukhtar A. Khan; title: The road to Lal Masjid and its aftermath / Hassan Abbas; title: Pakistan's radical red mosque returns / Farhana Ali; title: A who's who of the insurgency in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province: part one- North and South Waziristan / Rahimullah Yusufzai; title: A who's who of the insurgency in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province: part two- FATA excluding North and South Waziristan / Rahimullah Yusufzai; title: Who tried to kill Benazir Bhutto? / Hassan Abbas; title: Pakistan's Taliban negotiating peace, preparing for war / Rahimullah Yusufzai; title: Pakistan's Taliban battle for military frontier arms bazaar and strategic tunnel / Imtiaz Ali; title: Baitullah Mehsud- the Taliban's new leader in Pakistan / Imtiaz Ali; title: Pakistan holds secret talks with local Taliban / Sohail Abdul Nasir; title: Afghanistan and Pakistan face threat of Talibanization / Tarique Niazi; title: Questions remain after attack wipes out Tehrik leadership in Pakistan / Chris Zambelis; title: South Waziristan's Maulvi Nazir: the new face of the Taliban / Hassan Abbas; title: NATO's Khyber lifeline / Imtiaz Ali; title: Taliban target Karachi and Peshawar links in NATO's Afghanistan / Andrew McGregor; title: Targeting Khyber Pass: the Taliban's spring offensive / Andrew McGregor; title: NATO strikes Taliban militants in Pakistani territory / Hassan Abbas; title: A profile of militant groups in Bajaur Tribal Agency / Mukhtar A. Khan; title: Sectarianism in Pakistan's Kurram Tribal Agency / Mariam Abou Zahab; title: Profiles of Pakistan's seven tribal agencies / Hassan Abbas; title: Khyber Tribal Agency: a new hub of Islamist militancy in Pakistan / Imtiaz Ali; title: South Waziri tribesman organize counterinsurgency Lashkar / Andrew McGregor; title: Shiite-Sunni strife paralyzes life in Pakistan's Kurram Tribal Agency / Imtiaz Ali; title: The emerging militancy in Pakistan's Mohmand Agency / Imtiaz Ali; title: Troop defections threaten Pakistan's operations in tribal regions / Tarique Niazi; title: Increasing Talibalization in Pakistan's seven tribal agencies / Hassan Abbas; title: The Pakistan Frontier Corps in the War on Terrorism - part one / Tariq Mahmud Ashraf; title: Pakistan's Frontier Corps and the War against Terrorism - part two / Tariq Mahmud Ashraf; title: Pakistan's Frontier Corps struggles to hold forts against Taliban attacks / Rahimullah Yusufzai; title: Transforming Pakistan's Frontier Corps / Hassan Abbas; title: The role of tribal Lashkars in winning Pakistan's War on Terror / Mukhtar A. Khan; title: Pakistan's army and the War on Terrorism in the post-Musharraf era / Tariq Mahmud Ashraf; title: Empowering 'soft' Taliban over 'hard' Taliban: Pakistan's counter-terrorism strategy / Sadia Sulaiman; title: Musharraf and Pakistan's military try to restore security amidst rising anti-US sentiment / Michael Scheuer; title: From militant to peace broker: a profile of Maulana Sufi Mohammad / Imtiaz Ali; title: The return of Shari'a law to Pakistan's SWAT region / Mukhtar Khan; title: Pakistan's new government launches peace initiative with Islamist militants in Swat / Rahimullah Yusufzai; title: Pakistan's military offensive in Swat may be start of long campaign / Imtiaz Ali; title: Revolt in Pakistan's NWFP: a profile of Maulana Fazlullah of Swat / Afzal Khan; title: Pakistan loses Swat to local Taliban / Christine Fair; title: TNSM uses earthquake to advance Islamist agenda in the NWFP / Sohail Abdul Nasir; title: The black-turbaned brigade: the rise of TNSM in Pakistan / Hassan Abbas; title: Military operations in FATA: eliminating terrorism or preventing the Balkanization of Pakistan? / Tariq Mahmud Ashraf; title: Is the NWFP slipping out of Pakistan's control? / Hassan Abbas; title: Pakistan's Chitral district: a refuge for al-Qaeda's top leadership? / Hassan Abbas; title: Asfandyar Wali: profile of Pakistan's progressive Pashtun politician / Hassan Abbas; title: The Pakistan connection to the United Kingdom's jihad network / James Brandon; title: Inside Pakistan's madrasas / Farhana Ali.