Pakistan unveils plan to make FATA a hub of CPEC for Afghanistan and Central Asia

[OIO]

Good move, FATA needs big investment, as does Balochistan to help these areas catch up and better integrate with the rest of the country.



FATA is part of Pakistan, there is no Taliban control there.

In Afghanistan; it will depend. The Taliban are semi literate warlords with a narrow understanding of religion. They won't become statesman overnight.
Any money invested in Afghanistan post war should be considered aid/development, rather than loans. I expect they won't be interested in paying back loans when they live in a country that generates no revenue. Also paying interest on loans is forbidden for Muslims. Most Muslims nowadays forgo this rule because they have no access to interest free loans, but the Taliban have previously said they would deal with interest.

I suspect anyone wishing to do a business en-devour there would have to invest their own money in return for profits from the business, but not expect to be able to provide loans for development.

CPEC will extend to Afghanistan from FATA the future hub.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

A good move to help revive trade which serves Pakistan's interest

 

[Sabretooth]

Mainstreaming of that region was absolutely necessary, especially after the "war on terror" debacle. Better late than never.