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02497cam a2200361Ia 4500 001 49C96D860F4011DF93771FC5C41A358D 003 SILO 005 20100201083435 008 090601s2009 dcub b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0981690521 020 $a 9780981690520 035 $a (OCoLC)368050663 040 $a BTCTA $c BTCTA $d SILO $d DOS $d BWX $d IWA $d SILO 043 $a a-pk--- 245 0 $a Pakistan's troubled frontier / $c edited by Hassan Abbas. 260 $a Washington, DC : $b Jamestown Foundation, $c 2009. 300 $a [xvi], 283 p., [1] leaf : $b col. map ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 2 $a Timeline of key events in FATA and the NWFP -- pt. I. Origins of a crisis : the Red Mosque siege in Islamabad -- pt. II. The Pakistani Taliban : Tehrik-e-Taliban -- pt. III. NATO -- pt. IV. Tribal agencies -- pt. V. Pakistan's Frontier Corps -- pt. VI. Security forces -- pt. VII. Insurgency in SWAT -- pt. VIII. Security issues in NWFP. 520 $a "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."--Introduction. 651 0 $a Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Pakistan) $x History. 651 0 $a Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Pakistan) $x Politics and government. 651 0 $a North-West Frontier Province (Pakistan) $x History. 651 0 $a North-west Frontier Province (Pakistan) $x Politics and government. 650 0 $a National security $z Pakistan. 651 0 $a United States $x Foreign relations $z Pakistan. 651 0 $a Pakistan $x Foreign relations $z United States. 700 1 $a Abbas, Hassan. 710 2 $a Jamestown Foundation (Washington, D.C.) 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825034304.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=49C96D860F4011DF93771FC5C41A358D 994 $a 02 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search