Abstract
Pakistan’s stability is interconnected with that of Afghanistan whereby Pakistan’s internal security, economy and foreign policy have been affected by Afghanistan fall out. There is strategic impasse and Pakistan’s interests have been transformed into grave challenges. Pakistan security has been trembled from the last three and half decades. During Soviet invasion in Afghanistan, Pakistan role was applauded for curbing communism by freedom fighters (Mūjᾱhῑdeen) which paved way for Islamization, Afghan refugees, militancy, religious intolerance, drug trafficking, Klashinkov culture, sectarianism led to numerous evils in society. The Afghan war and terrorism spill over has ruined Pakistan’s economy and internal security. The end of Afghan Jῑhᾱd was start of Pakistani extremism. Hence the paper investigates that what are fallout of Afghanistan’s turmoil for Ex-FᾹTᾹ? What are basic causes of militancy and religious intolerance? This paper highlights the teaching of Islam for peace, moderation and condemnation of extremism. Our religion despises violence and bloodshed and having no place for extremism. Islam is a religion of moderation rather than extremism. Pakistani state is active to counter terrorism and extremism whereby military operations have served the purpose well. The unanimous national security policy against counter-terrorism and extremism is needed to be adopted with full spirit.