[Soasiastudents] Reminder: Swat Talk Today

[Keith Snodgrass]

*Swat: An Analysis of Political, Administrative, Socio-Political and
Economic Developments*

*Tuesday April 13, 2010*
*3:30 PM*
Thomson 317

*Dr. Sultan-i-Rome, Assistant Professor of History, Government College,
Saidu Sharif, Swat, NWFP*

*Sponsored by the South Asia Center and the American Institute of Pakistan
Studies*

*Please contact the South Asia Center for more information: tel.
206.685.0668*

Professor Sultan-i-Rome will provide a critical analysis of the situation in
Swat, NWFP, by providing an historical context and elaborating on current
issues in the ongoing conflict today. Swat has been periodically invaded by
formidable armies, of which the present deployment of the Pakistani armed
forces is an example. The situation in Swat became volatile in 2007 as both
government forces and extremist factions clashed. Clashes erupted again in
spring 2009, which resulted in millions of IDPs (internally displaced
persons) fleeing Swat.

There are many players involved with conflicting agendas. Swat is at a
crossroads and if both sides refuse to budge, it is likely to spell ruin for
Swat and its inhabitants. Professor Sultan-i-Rome will discuss agendas of
the major factions, including the provincial government, TNSM, and Swat’s
local Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), with an eye towards understanding how
a peaceful solution from this increasingly volatile situation could be
forged.


-- 
Keith Snodgrass
Associate Director and Outreach Coordinator
South Asia Center, Box 353650
Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-3650
w: http://jsis.washington.edu/soasia/
p:206.543.4800
f: 206.685.0668
e: snodgras at uw.edu
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