In the 1950s, a
young Jamil Ahmad joined the Civil Service of Pakistan, and
opted to serve in the North West Frontier Province. For the next twenty-five
years, he lived among the nomadic tribes of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. In
that time, he crossed deserts and negotiated settlements, interacted with the
tribes and earned their trust. He even forayed into the Tirah Valley, where
only members of the Afridi tribe are allowed. Having served in Baluchistan,
Khyber, Malakand and
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