Abstract
The US-Taliban peace agreement has rekindled hopes for peace in Afghanistan. After fighting for
almost two decades, the US has agreed to enter into a peace deal with its one time worst enemy
i.e. Taliban. Pakistan has been a facilitator in bringing a peace deal to Afghanistan. Its role has
been well recognised by both US and Taliban. Pakistan has long been associated with this issue;
first as US partner in the war against Taliban and now as a facilitator to bring US and Taliban to a
peace deal. It seems quite pertinent to re-evaluate Pakistan„s role in war against terrorism and its
repercussions for Pakistan. The present research has explored the effects that Pakistan has faced
after becoming the partner of war on terror initiated by the then American President George
Walker Bush in 2001 soon after the incident of 9/11. It has explained how this participation of
Pakistan has caused a colossal damage to the social, economic, religious and political domains of
Pakistan and how the partnership has tarnished the image of Pakistan in the comity of nations.
Additionally, impact of war on terror has been judged through examining the current status of
internal and external security threats, soaring poverty, restrained development policies, increased
hatred against the Americans and national disintegration. The methods of describing the facts and
figures in the existing body of knowledge i.e published books, research articles, newspapers and
published theses and then comparing and analysing them on the basis of personal opinion and
other data, have been used to conclude the topic.
Muhammad Shamshad , Amjad Abbas Khan, Muhammad Hassan. (2020) War on Terror: Repercussions for Pakistan, South Asian Studies, Volume 35, Issue 1.
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