Abstract
Pakistan has been facing the challenges of extremism, Islamist militancy and terrorism since 1979 after the Soviet intervention into Afghanistan. The Muslim Mujahideen from all over the world fought against Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan as Holy Islamic Afghan Jihad. They were trained in Pakistan and were exported into Afghanistan to fight against Soviet army. After the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1988, many of the Mujahideens moved into Pakistan and married with Pakistani women and settled in Pakistan and joined different Militant Organizations and actively participated into terrorist attacks. The most militant organization Jaish-e-Mohammed and the Sectarian organization Laskhar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) belong to Deobandi sect are actively involved into terrorist activities in Pakistan particularly in South Punjab. The Southern Punjab that was formerly acknowledged for a humane and tolerant society, but from last few decades with the financial support from Saudi, Iran, Iraq and other Gulf countries has become a center for terrorist organizations. The general environment of impunity in South Punjab is increasing jihadist groups’ recruitment potential. This paper examines the role of different terrorist organizations that are actively participating into terrorist attacks in South Punjab.
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