Abstract
Militancy has become a major security issue for Pakistan.
More than 40 thousand Pakistani citizens have been killed by
the terrorist gangs. Militants have targeted state institutions
and challenged the writ of the government. The rise of
militancy and extremist tendencies has strong roots in both
recent and past history of the country. The terrorist outfits
operate in the cover of religion and sanctify their acts as jihad.
The roots of militancy can be traced to certain internal and
external factors also: Political instability, Afghan Jihad of
1979, military regimes and low socio-economic indicators.
The weak democratic structures have provided space to
extremism to grow. As a result, terrorism is being used to foist
extremist ideologies and achieve the agendas of the militant
groups.
Maryam Azam. (2014) Genesis of Militancy in Pakistan, IPRI Journal, Volume-14, Issue-1.
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