The book addresses why Pakistani state is facing persistent challenges in extending and consolidating its governance (authority) throughout its territories especially in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (ex-FATA)? The recent announcement of the mainstreaming of FATA is not the end, but is the beginning of the end. Even after the de jure merger, the question still remains valid that how Pakistani state could establish its governance in FATA? Through multi-dimensional approaches and multi-pronged analysis of state-centric (top-down), society-centric (bottom-up) and state-in-society...