Author: Khan, Haseen
Title: The Captives of Tirah
Description: Karachi, Royal Book Company, (2001). orig. boards, dustwrapper.. xi,106,(1) pp, 22x14cm,. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ During October 1995 and January 1996, Mr. Khan showed conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger to his life when he was kidnapped in the North Western Frontier Province, while on official business, & kept in confinement in the Tirah Valley of the Khyber Tribal Agency" (-dustwrapper). Contents: Kidnapping Episode; Post-Kidnapping Scenario; Shadow of Death, Release & Travel Back Home; Kidnapping Activity: A Choice or Compulsion; Window to Tribal Agencies: Khyber Agency; Afghan Ambitions; Accession to Pakistan; Pak-Afghan Relations; Demographic Profile; Characteristics of Tribal Society; Tribal Administration; Tribal Areas on Road to Progress; Agenda of Reforms.

Keywords: Pakistan, North Western, Frontier Province, Political History, Tirah Valley, Khyber Tribal, Agency Agencies, Administration, Kidnapping South