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The problem of underdevelopment of traditional/indigenous communities in Pakistan has created enormous socio-politico challenges at various levels. It is argued that on one hand religious fundamentalism has fostered extremist ideology (Cohen, 2009) in indigenous communities, and, on the other hand, the waves of Marxism have raised consciousness and expectations among the youth of these communities but have failed to solve development problems (Bakhteari, 1996). In the current chaotic scenario, youth and young adults are the centre of attention in two respects: (i) they are the victims of false and irrelevant ideologies prevalent in their tribal/traditional/isolated society, and (ii) they are the hope for reshaping a better society in Pakistan. ‘Change’ is inevitable now at every level.
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Bano, N. (2016). The Problem of Underdevelopment and Perspectives on Transformative Development. In: Geo-JaJa, M.A., Majhanovich, S. (eds) Effects of Globalization on Education Systems and Development. The World Council of Comparative Education Societies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-729-0_3
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