UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACTS OF MILITANCY AND MILITARY OPERATIONS ON THE SOCIO-POLITICAL MILIEU OF ERSTWHILE FATA

The former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan maintained a unique cultural and traditional identity, playing crucial role in nurturing peace stability within the region. However, region’s tranquility was disrupted by two significant events neighboring Afghanistan. First, Soviet military invasion Afghanistan 1979 led to rise religious fundamentalism. Second, United States’ 2001 saw disintegration social political structures relevant tribal society which exacerbated geographical proximity ethnic similarity emergence militant groups FATA following U.S. received substantial response from Army operations both Frontier Regions (FRs) FATA. These were able spread their networks across region, recruiting numbers local people ranks causing widespread devastation installations, mosques, schools, amongst other key locations. This paper examines impacts these on socio dynamics FATA, resulting effect its structure. utilizes multi-disciplinary approach, incorporating analysis official government media reports, experts’ interviews, independent research ground. comprehensively explores impact extremism, conflicts, socio-political Ultimately, this provides deeper understanding drivers behind insurgency conflict that have characterized region support efforts toward peace-building resolution.