How To Write Strategic Analysis on FATA

So you want to become a strategic analyst with expertise on geostrategic stratetgic strategy like yours truly and want to write a strategic analysis of FATA like this Nashun Article which helpfully asks “Will Pakistan Own FATA?“. How do you go about doing it? Well simple!! AQ Khan it from all over the web (including your own articles written before)!!

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A semi-autonomous tribal region in northwestern Pakistan, bordering Pakistan’s provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan to the east and south, and Afghanistan’s provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar, Paktia, Khost and Paktika to the west and north, FATA comprise seven tribal agencies (districts) and six frontier regions, and are directly governed by Pakistan’s federal government through a special set of laws called the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federally_Administered_Tribal_Areas Says:

a semi-autonomous tribal region in northwestern Pakistan, bordering Pakistan’s provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan to the east and south, and Afghanistan’s provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar, Paktia, Khost and Paktika to the west and north. The Federally Administered Tribal Areas comprise seven tribal agencies (districts) and six frontier regions, and are directly governed by Pakistan’s federal government through a special set of laws called the Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR).

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Frontier Crimes Regulation; a body of law based on six chapters, 64 sections three schedules governs Fata, a British-era colonial Act that empowers a political agent to take all actions on behalf of the Pakistan government.

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/columns/06-Aug-2013/understanding-pashtunwali Says

Frontier Crimes Regulation; a body of law based on six chapters, 64 sections three schedules governs Fata, a British-era colonial Act that empowers a political agent to take all actions on behalf of the Pakistan government.

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Commissioners, additional Commissioners Political Agents and Assistants to these agents all have jurisdiction over FATA exercising executive and judicial powers.

http://www.fatareforms.org/summary-of-2011-amendments-to-the-frontier-crimes-regulation/  Says:

Commissioners, additional commissioners, political agents and assistant political agents are all executive officers with jurisdiction over FATA; all of them also exercise judicial power.

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Article 247 of the constitution of Pakistan grants a special status to FATA, whereby no act of Parliament or the jurisdiction of the High /Supreme Judiciary is extendable to the region.

http://www.fatareforms.org/failure-fata-development-policy-zahir-shah-safi/ Says

Article 247 of the constitution of Pakistan grants a special status to FATA, whereby no act of parliament or the jurisdiction of the high /supreme judiciary is extendable to the region.

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 The separation of powers in a democracy is to prevent abuse of power and to safeguard freedom for all.

http://www.parlament.gv.at/ENGL/PERK/PARL/POL/ParluGewaltenteilung/index.shtml Says:

The separation of powers in a democracy is to prevent abuse of power and to safeguard freedom for all.

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The doctrine is associated with the French philosopher Montesquieu, and the clearest example of this is found in the American Constitution where the legislative power of the federation is vested in a Congress, the executive power is vested in the President, and the judicial power in the Supreme Court.

http://www.findlaw.com.au/articles/201/the-relationship-between-the-legislature-executive.aspx Says:

The doctrine is associated with the French philosopher Montesquieu, and the clearest example of this is found in the American Constitution where the legislative power of the federation is vested in a Congress, the executive power is vested in the President, and the judicial power in the Supreme Court

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Thomas Jefferson states, “The first principle of a good government is certainly a distribution of its powers into executive, judiciary, and legislative, and a subdivision of the latter into two or three branches.” ( Stated to John Adams, 1787. ME 6:321)

http://famguardian.org/Subjects/Politics/ThomasJefferson/jeff1070.htm Says:

“The first principle of a good government is certainly a distribution of its powers into executive, judiciary, and legislative, and a subdivision of the latter into two or three branches.” –Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 1787. ME 6:321

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FATA a much ignored and backward area in Pakistan, it needs more educational institutions, better healthcare, more micro-investment and generally an improved quality of life for its people.

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/columns/22-Oct-2013/pak-us-relations-in-perspective Says:

FATA a much ignored and backward area in Pakistan needs more educational institutions, better healthcare, more micro-investment and generally an improved quality of life for its people.

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Comprising of seven agencies of Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Kurram, North Waziristan, South Waziristan; and six frontier regions (FRs) of DI khan, Tank, Lukki, Bannu, Kohat, and Peshawar

http://www.fatareforms.org/failure-fata-development-policy-zahir-shah-safi/  Says:

It comprises of seven agencies of Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Kurram, North Waziristan, South Waziristan; and six frontier regions (FRs) of DI khan, Tank, Lukki, Bannu, Kohat, and Peshawar.

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FATA continues to be a legacy of the system established by pre-partition British India.

http://www.fatareforms.org/failure-fata-development-policy-zahir-shah-safi/  Says:

The present political administrative structure of FATA is a legacy of the system established by pre-partition British India.

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No major initiative for the development of FATA was taken in 1980’s and in 1990’s except the introduction of adult franchise in 1997

http://www.fatareforms.org/failure-fata-development-policy-zahir-shah-safi/ Says:

No major initiative for the development of FATA was taken in 1980’s and in 1990’s except the introduction of adult franchise in 1997.

Moral of the story is: Pakistan may or may not own FATA, but consider anything on the internet as your own when you write article about FATA!!! Hoping to see many more strategic analysts soon!!

2 thoughts on “How To Write Strategic Analysis on FATA

  1. LULZ! She’s in FATAstic company. Fareed Zakaria and Aroon Purie show how to keep FATAning off the trough even after being FATAnd out.

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