Forced Displacement and its Socio-Economic Impact on Masood Tribe of South Waziristan Agency

Abstract

Human societies are not static and have generally been subject to disasters, wars, and traumas which have caused migration, eviction and the search for refuge. Societies in any case are varied in their stability or mobility. In some instances extremely sedentary economic and social relations have ensured situation where people could predictably expect to die under the same roof. I This research was conducted on internally displaced persons of South Waziristan Agency FATA* . The displaced persons settled in District Dera Ismail Khan of the Khyber Paktunkhwa. First of all a brief introduction of the displaced person 's area of region is necessary for understanding their social and cultural background . "Geographically FAT A is a vast stretch of rugged mountains starting from Bajaur Agency in the northwest and terminating in South Waziri stan Agency in the south. Of the size of Belgium, it is approximately 27,220 sq kms, with a porous border of 450 kms with Afghanistan. Besides being one of the most important areas of the country mainly owing to its strategic location, it is also one of "the most sensitive areas in Pakistan and indeed in South Asia