THE EVOLUTION OF LEFTIST POLITICS IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

This paper seeks to explore the history of evolution leftist politics in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Pakistan, which underwent a long process transformation. Beginning with anti-colonial sentiments opposing British imperialism undivided India, revolutionary struggle fused Pan-Islamism during Khilafat movement and finally came into direct contact Bolshevik ideology at end Hijra (travel) Afghanistan beyond. It is important note that recently merged districts former FATA had played an role espionage export communist India. also worth mentioning Communist Party India (CPI) viewed right self-determination as genuine Muslim supported establishment Pakistan by many ways. The leadership CPI urged communists support League (ML) candidates 1946 General Elections considered basis them like Mian Iftikhar-ud-Din have joined ML therefore interesting investigate development so locate social political its gradual developments. Keywords: Pan-Islamism, revolutionary, anti-colonial, communist, nationalist, NWFP, progressive