Authors : Izharul Hassan, Khalid Mughal and Sami Ullah
Abstract: This study was undertaken in order to analyze the socio-economic impacts of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on host communities in District Bannu. Both descriptive statistics and logistic regression model were used to analyze the data. The statistical analysis showed that certain basic facilitates like health, education, clean drinking water, transportation, peace and security situation worsened in the area after influx of IDPs. Furthermore, Prices of goods and services increased that putted economic pressure on locals. This study also identified price hike in real estate business of the host communities that benefitted the locals.
Izharul Hassan, Khalid Mughal and Sami Ullah, 2021. Internal Displacement: Socio-Economic Impact of Internally Displaced Persons on Host Communities in District Bannu. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 18: 53-60.