Schools of Thought

There are three schools of thought defining the phenomenon of extremism in Pakistan. First, those who consider the policies of military dictator General Zia-ul-Haq responsible for nourishing Islamic extremists for perpetuating his rule.
Second, those who believe that extremism, militancy and terrorism deepened in Pakistan because of the role of Army and intelligence agencies.
Third are those who consider the failure of state and society in dealing with unresolved social and political issues responsible for augmenting the level of extremism. All the three level of extremism. All the three schools of thought however Mold the view that conscious negligence and indifference as the part of people at the helm of affairs drifted Pakistan into the menace of extremism.