Abstract
The present study aims to investigate the factors and forms of female child trafficking in
Pakhtun society from the perspective of opinion of leaders and experts. It enlists some of the
cultural factors and forms of marriages, which provide critical space for the practice of
trafficking even though it goes unnoticed in Pakhtun society. For this purpose, data were
collected from 392 respondents, consisting of 116 university teachers, 103 journalists and
173 legal practitioners from Peshawar. Data were collected through a questionnaire.
Cronbach’s Alpha test was used to know about the reliability of the tool which was 0.7.
Analyses were carried out with the help of suitable statistical tests of Chi square, and
gamma. Simple frequency distribution, bi and multivariate level of analyses were carried out.
The study found that all the study indicators of Pakhtun culture are responsible for providing
breeding ground for female child trafficking. Bride price, excessive dowry compensation
marriage (locally known as Swara marriage), and forced marriage are the main factors and
forms responsible for female child trafficking in the study area. Results at bivariate and
multivariate confirm each other where gender has no critical role in the resulted association
between the two variables.
Dr. Syed Rashid Ali, Dr. Hussain Ali, Dr. Ahmad Ali. (2020) The Nexus between Female Child Trafficking and Pakhtun Culture in Peshawar, Research Journal of Social Sciences & Economics Review , Volume-01, Issue-1.
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