The Rise Of Political Extremism In Pakistan: A Test For Democratic Resilience – OpEd

As Christophe Jaffrelot observed, “Pakistan has been branded by scholars as, among other things, an ideological state (like Israel) because of the political interpretation of Islam by its founding father.” Quaid-e-Azam promoted Islamic ideology not to stir up extremism, but to bring about unity and progress. However, the...