Federally Administered Tribal Areas
- Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA )
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly NWFP)
The Federally Administered Tribal Areas, also referred to as Federally Administered Tribal Areas, or FATA short, are a special Pakistani territory, which the Pakistani government has taken practical after their state was founded in 1947 by the British. In the areas Pashtuns live, those ethnic group, representing the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. The Federally Administered Tribal Areas and the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are called by the Afghans eastern Afghanistan or Pashtunistan. Parts of the tribal areas are under the control of al -Qaeda and the Pakistani Taliban.
Administrative divisions
The administration of the tribal areas are two categories that are dependent on the size and population of the height. The areas of the category " Agency" have their own administrative seat and enjoy greater autonomy. The areas of the category " Adjoining Tribal Areas " (Eng.: Neighboring tribal areas ) are managed from the respective district capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in, after which they are named:
Geography
The areas bordering the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( East), Punjab ( South-East) and Balochistan (south ) and Afghanistan (west).
Population and Policy
According to the 1998 census 99.1 % speak Pashto as their mother tongue. 99.4 % are Muslim. The literacy is 30 % for men and only 3 % for women. By 2008, the provinces of Bajaur and North Waziristan in the hands of al - Qaeda were, while the Pakistani Taliban in South Waziristan had the upper hand.
The tribal areas are the main target area of, carried out by the CIA, drone attacks in Pakistan.