Terrorism and Counterterrorism in South Asia / Pakistan’s Non-State Actor Policy?

for which they can fight for change. So in some sense, it’s not clear whether or not there is, in fact, this silent majority of Pakistanis who are just too cowed and too afraid to fight for change, or in fact, whether a majority of Pakistanis want the Pakistan that is emerging, one which continues to rely upon Islamist militancy as tools of foreign power. So the question confronting Pakistan of today– is there going to be some major event that happens, perhaps in Pakistan’s external environment, relations with India, with the United States, or some domestic cataclysmic event that jolts Pakistan in pursuing a different future, a future with greater separation of mosque and state, a future that is more inclusive for all of Pakistan’s diverse citizenship? Or will Pakistan continue along the most likely trajectory– one of which where Pakistan ever more embraces its jihadi assets, one which pursues ever more violent strategies to resolve its different conflicts with India, as well as Afghanistan? And if that’s the case, that future Pakistan is going to find itself on an increasing collision course with the international community.