Jinnah’s Third Visit to NWFP and the Historical Inclusion of FATA into Pakistan

Abstract

This essay examines the achievements and significance of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah's third visit to the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), with a focus on the Tribal Areas (FATA). While Jinnah's visits to Islamia College Peshawar, Edwardes College Peshawar, Kohat, Landi Kotal, and other noteworthy locations in the NWFP have been extensively discussed by historians, his important relations with the Tribal Areas have largely been overlooked. There were little security plans and minimal media coverage of Jinnah's travel to FATA because of the short notice. Consequently, the historical record of this visit remains unfinished and understudied. By providing new insights into the circumstances, outcomes, and local responses to Jinnah's interaction with communities and tribal leaders. By emphasizing the ways in which the inhabitants of the Tribal Areas legally associated themselves with Pakistan and voiced their support, this study makes a substantial contribution to the body of information.

Keywords: NWFP, FATA, Integration, Jinnah, Visit