Abstract
This paper sets out to discuss role of social work as an egalitarian profession in the terrorists affected Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Ex-FATA) in the north of Pakistan. The culture, politics and governance of FATA is different from rest of the Pakistan due to its centuries old tribal culture, clan dynamics and Jirga system for governance. Since 1979, FATA has been also militarized by local tribal warriors. Consequently, FATA became the focus of military operations by the law enforcement agencies of Pakistan. As a result of these political and governance dynamics, thousands of families in FATA have been internally displaced and lived in temporary camps established by the government of Pakistan. Being in these campus for years, families were traumatized and are suffering from numerous social, political, economic and psychological problems. Unfortunately, Pakistani social work has failed to protect human rights of the FATA communities despite of its origin dating back to 1954. We argue that lack of state and societal recognition for social work as a profession, is major reason for failure of social work in the FATA. The study concludes that border lands and conflict-ridden areas like that of FATA do provide opportunities to practice international social work that ensures power to the powerless in the Pakistani society.
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