By Recently, the terrorist organization Tehreek-e-Taliban has targeted the police headquarters located in Karachi, Pakistan. This is the second terror attack within 20 days in which a security force installation has been targeted, earlier an army installation in Peshawar was attacked. Tehreek-e-Taliban is taking benefits from instable situation of Pakistan. So, why Pakistan is instable and what are the causes of political and economical instability in Pakistan?
The frequency of such terror attacks is raising concern for two main reasons – One, Tehreek-e-Taliban was confined only to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province till some months ago.
After taking over the power of Afghanistan, it has made its grip on the important cities of Pakistan (such as Sindh and Karachi, which are called the economic hubs of Pakistan). The terrorist organization has targeted in Karachi is considered to be a very safe area. American troops had left their weapons on the way back home in the hope that it would help the Afghan army to fight the Taliban.
But now these modern weapons are very helpful for Tehreek-e-Taliban. It has become very difficult for Pakistani forces to deal with Tehreek-e-Taliban.
Second, there is a fear of increasing terrorist attacks that the uranium used in the atomic bomb may get into the hands of this terrorist organization. If this happens then the situation in Pakistan will be more chaotic than in Afghanistan. Therefore, keeping its nuclear stockpile secure is a major challenge for Pakistan.
Unbalanced leadership
Political instability is a major reason for the present condition of Pakistan. At present, there is a need of leadership to give the right direction to the country which is nowhere to be seen. Shahbaz Sharif, who came to power by ousting the Imran government, is not liked by the people of Pakistan.
Imran is popular but his political inexperience is taking its toll and he is also disliked by the army. At present, there is no such leader in the country whose voice has an impact on the people there. Overall, Pakistan is leaderless, due to which the situation has gone out of control.
Pakistani expatriates stopped sending remittances
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khwaja Asif has accepted that the country is bankrupt. The country is not getting the lenders and the IMF has also refused to support the economy. Pakistan has imports of $80 billion while exports of $30 billion. Pakistani expatriates working in Arab countries are also not able to send mu
Pakistani army on the path of Islamization
Jihadi mentality is growing rapidly in the Pakistan Army. It was the army that created terrorist organizations like Tehreek-e-Taliban. Radical organizations like Jamaat-e-Islami are hell-bent on making Pakistan a radical Islamic nation. Pak government had opened madrassas to spread Jihadi mentality.
