A Bird eye-view of NWFP
North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), bordering Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Afghanistan , is a Federating Unit of Pakistan. Its 75000 square kilometers area is supporting a population of 21 million (2004 estimates).
PECULARITIES OF NWFP
- Long and porous borders with Afghanistan and FATA.
- Geographic and climatic disadvantages.
- Egalatarian, religious and close-knitted society.
- Prominent and influencial role of tribal and religious elders in the affairs of society.
- Tribal enmities and culture of violence.
- Gender bias
- Apathy towards literacy
- Economic and social backwardness.
