Abstract
The traditional concept of security, related to military threats, has been changed.
The concept of security is now associated to humans. According to UN Human
Development Report 1994, human security includes Economic, food, health,
environment, personal, community and political security. Since 1994, the concept of
human security has gained popularity. FATA remained peaceful throughout its
history with Pakistan. However, after 9/11 the area has been turned into war zone
and considered as a center of international terrorism. It is argued here that beside
many other factors, the growing extremism and militancy in FATA is due to the
deteriorating situation of human existence, which is the root cause of growing
militancy in FATA.
