A two day workshop was held at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Abbottabad in collaboration with the University of Life Sciences (UMB), Norway, on the 8th and 9th of December, 2009. The workshop was held to better understand the situation that led to the conflict in Malakand Division N.W.F.P, how it affected the people of the region especially in terms of livelihood, security and the major post conflict development challenges faced by the people, the government and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs).'