Syed Mazhar Ali Shah

Chief Economist FATA

FATA Secretariat, Peshawar, PAKISTAN

Email: mazharkcl@yahoo.com

Urban Challenges:

FATA Perspective

Scheme of Presentation

Introduction

Context: Urbanization in FATA

Policy Framework

Key Challenges

Way Forward

Introduction

Wana

Hangu

Bannu

Tank

Razmak

Landikotal

Kalaya

TirahP Chinar

Ghlanai

Khar

Mir Ali

Miram Shah

Thal

GUL KACH

Ghanam Shah

Daboori

Toor TootHaiderK

Sarawela

FR Bannu

FR Lakki

FR DI Khan

FR Tank

FR Peshawar

FR Kohat

Geographical Profile:

MOHMAND

BAJAUR

Approx. 25% Area Recently Made

Accessible.

Newly Opened Area

FATA comprises 7 Agencies and 6 Frontier

Regions.

Area: 27,220 sq-km.

Population: 3.2 million (1998 Census)

ITEM PAKISTAN KP FATA

Pop. Density (Per Sq: Kms) 166 238 117

Irrigated Area as % of Cultivated. 82 52 40

Pop. Per Irrigated Hectare (#) 9 23 44

Literacy Rate (%) (1998)

- Male

- Female

45.00

56.50

32.60

37.30

52.80

21.10

17.42

29.50

3.00

Primary Enrollment Rate (%) 86 81 38

Population Per Doctor (#) 1404 5054 7670

Pop. Per Hospital Bed (#) . 1737 1594 2290

Roads per Sq. KM of area (Km) 0.32 0.25 0.20

Socio Economic Indicator

Context: Urbanization in FATA

Context: Urbanization in FATA

FATA : mainly rural society

Few Urban Centres

Governance

Policy Framework

Policy Framework

FATA Annual Development Programme

Signature Projects

Tribal Areas Rural-to-Urban Centres Conversion Initiative (TARUCCI)

FATA Sustainable Development Plan (2006-15)

Tribal Areas Rural-to-Urban Centres

Conversion Initiative (TARUCCI)

TARUCCI

Strategy

Social transformation of FATA from a scattered, rural tribal society to a more urbanized, cosmopolitan and progressive society

Main Sectors

Housing, health, education, technical education, municipal services, local industry

Augmented Sectors

Agriculture, livestock, forests, fisheries

Estimated Financial Requirements USD 380 million

Proposed Urban CentresAgency Category A Category B

Bajaur Khar -

Mohmand Ghallanay -

Khyber Landikotal -

Kurram Parachinar Sadda

North Waziristan Miranshah Mirali

South Waziristan Wana Sarwakai

Orakzai - Ghiljo

Kalaya

FR Kohat - Darra Adam Khel

FR DI Khan - Darazinda

FR Tank - Jandola

Key Challenges

Key Issues: Social

Closed area for inter or intra tribal assimilation, and outsiders

Major Resources in Collective Ownership

Flight of human and financial capital

Key Issues: Governance

No Land Settlement

Resource and Capacity Constraints

No regulatory regime for areas like joint ventures, exploitation of natural resources, financing and private investment

Key Issues: Development

Vicious cycle of under-developemnt

Throw forward liabilities and Budgetary Cuts

Limited donor base and varying donons policies

Way Forward

Concerted efforts needed for implementing development interventions envisaged in FATA SDP, Signature Projects and TARUCCI

Consistency in Donors Interests

A long term engagement in FATA to complete the process of transformation / mainstreaming

Thank You