Why Pakistan does not have a counter terrorism narrative
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2015
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Journal of Strategic Security
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Pakistan has been at war with terrorism for over a decade resulting in over
55,000 citizen deaths, half a million injured, and a loss of over one hundred
billion dollars to the national economy.2 Despite these heavy costs, it is ironic
that the Taliban and their affiliates still enjoy the support of key political elites
and certain sections of society.3 One reason for this heightened state of chaos
is the highly charged religious discourse experienced in Pakistan over the
meaning of the term jihad and its relationship within society.4 In fact, most
Pakistanis draw distinct boundaries between the forms of violence attributed
to their affiliations with various schools of jurisprudence and confessional
doctrines. Analogously, the youths in the poor and upper-middle classes
throughout the country tend to view the world through a strict black and
white lens, developing their radicalized beliefs from the clash of civilization
paradigm.
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Feyyaz, M. (2015). Why Pakistan Does Not Have a Counterterrorism Narrative. Journal of Strategic Security, 8(1), 5.