1st Edition
Violence and Resistance in Pakistan Spectral States, Fragmented Borderlands, and Women’s Agency
Introduction. Part I: Deconstructing the Narratives of Militarisation and Security in Waziristan Chapter 1: Militarisation in the Periphery. Chapter 2: The Mahsud, the Taliban and the Spectral State: Response, Resilience, Resistance and Review. Chapter 3: Heart of Darkness: Violence and Insecurity in Waziristan. Part II: Stepping out from the Shadow of the Gun Chapter 4: Mahsud Women’s Chronicles of Violence in Waziristan: Honour, female bodies, and the state. Chapter 5: The Fragmented Body and Politics of Rubble: A Singular Interpretation of Resistance. Part III: Geographies of Loss and Hope: Mahsud women’s response to political and security changes Chapter 6: Geographies of Loss: Impact of Militarisation, Conflict, and Displacements on Mahsud women. Chapter 7: Geographies of Hope (Anticipations): Testaments from the Ruins of War and Peace. Conclusion
Biography
Faryal Leghari is a researcher, writer, political and security analyst, former journalist, and deputy opinion editor. She completed her DPhil from Oxford University in 2024 in feminist political geography. Faryal’s interest in politics, IR, counterterrorism, and feminist geography has seen her pursuing different education and career paths in these fields. Faryal identifies as a Pakistani Baloch and Pakhtun woman from the Koh-i-Suleiman tribal areas, which border southern Punjab. Faryal is an advocate for women’s education and career development. Faryal was among the first women polo players in Pakistan.
