‘Jihadi culture traces its roots back to Pakistan’s inception’

Head of the Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies, published a paper in the journal titled “Conflict and Peace Studies”.


Express October 20, 2011

ISLAMABAD:


The notion that jihadi culture prospered in Pakistan with Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 is wrong.


“Various jihadi organisations were active in Pakistan at the time of its inception,” contended Muhammad Amir Rana, head of the Pakistan Institute of Peace Studies (PIPS), in a paper published in the “Conflict and Peace Studies” journal published here on Wednesday.

The journal also explores the Bonn Summit on Afghanistan, saying its fate depends largely on the type of conflict resolution framework it will offer to Afghanistan to address its post US withdrawal challenges.

It also provides useful analytical insights into conflict management and conflict resolution efforts in various ongoing conflicts and insurgencies in South Asia.

The paper on Afghanistan underlines the fact that faced with enormous challenges at political, security and economic fronts, Afghanistan has to prepare itself by 2014 with the help and support of international community to sustain itself as a peaceful and functional state.

The paper on Swat notes that the conflict that apparently began with socio-political motives soon mutated into a struggle for achieving economic benefits. “Geopolitics and wealth accumulation, and not public good, were the driving factors of Swat insurgency,” says the paper.

The paper on Maoist insurgency suggests that despite a number of inherent differences, certain measures in the Nepali peace process can be used for peaceful settlement of the Maoist conflict in India.

Ajith Balassoriya’s study examines the manner in which Sri Lankan government is proceeding with its post-conflict peace building efforts.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 20th, 2011.

COMMENTS (2)

Sajida | 12 years ago | Reply

So why no Jihadis in presnt mode at that time when state was very weak. There is a difference, petro dollars and techniques taught to petrodiolar fueled jihadis. That is why they can be found in many a country. This is a very myopic view. The salafi mindset has old roots. It can even be seen in bedouins who came to Spain during decline of Muslim era there. Please watch and see the reference. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM8HnvuKbAo Meanwhile as indicated here renaissance really started in Spain and was incubated by the Muslim region of Spain. It left Spain because of fundamentalist Catholic rulers Ferdinand and Isabella.

Babloo | 12 years ago | Reply

The ideology that inspires Jihadi culture and Taleban has been articulated for many decades. in 1940 Muslim League annual conference at Lahore, the presidential address, spelt out why Muslims cannot live in a Hindu majority state, as they had nothing in common. That speech and ideology , was 70 years ahead of its times, and has inspired current Jihadi groups.

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