Abstract
Since the 1979 Afghan War, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) remained the geographical and ideological focal point for the religious extremism and also for the Islamist politics. The rise of political Islam in KPK, in 2002 elections was not a unique example from the history of Pakistan; indeed history tells us that since 1947, Pakistan’s leader use religion as a tool to strengthen the country’s identity. These religious parties are supported by state to gain influence in political process or to support the military dominance in politics. In fact in Pakistan the religious parties have ‘dysfunctional interactional’ history and it was first time that such a grand alliance emerged. This paper is a focused attempt to trace the dynamics of political Islam in the KPK after 9/11. Further it will discuss that internal and external causes due to which MMA swept the polls and ran the province for five years. It will also elaborate the impacts of MMA politics on KPK
Jamshed Khan. (2014) The Rise of Political Islam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: The Case of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), The Dialogue, Volume 9, Issue 3.
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