Development vs. Security in FATA (Pakistan's Tribal Areas)






Rebellion, Development and Security in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas
Hassan Abbas and Shehzad H. Qazi
CTC Sentinel, June 25, 2013


Conventional wisdom suggests that international development helps defeat militancy, create stability, and promote U.S. security. Stability through development has emerged as a principle of U.S. policy in the fight against militancy in Pakistan’s Federally Administered

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