Why Should Pakistan Go To War Essay
The war that is currently taking place in Yemen has aroused a global conflict between various states and non-state actors, everyone interested in maximizing their own benefits from the situation. Saudi Arabia on one hand has proposed Pakistan to support them in the war by taking part with their armed forces in order to end the conflict in Yemen; we see this proposal as an opportunity for Pakistan that should be exploited to the fullest as taking part in the war is only beneficial for Pakistan in many ways.
If Pakistan does not go to war, it will face serious economic consequences, it will deter its relationship with Saudi Arabia, USA, GCC countries and it will also impact the social stigma in Pakistan. However, by going to war it can impact …show more content…
Also, the sectarian ideology shared by the Taliban and ISIS is yet again alarming for Pakistan and to further impose the affiliation, it has been reported that many TTP commanders including Hafiz Saeed Khan, Maulvi Abdul Qahar and Abdul Rahim Dost have formally joined ISIS under the leadership of al-Baghdadi, note that the TTP also has affiliates with Al-Qaeda. The growing influence of ISIS has also been seen in Pakistan with the distribution of their pamphlets in Peshawar appealing to gain support for their cause of establishing a caliphate. Furthermore, graffiti of ISIS has been found in many areas of Pakistan that include Lahore and Karachi, which shows the growing influence of the entity in our country which needs to be …show more content…
Thus, the dire need to prevent ISIS from gaining territorial ground in Pakistan as it would only lead to the worsening of the state’s condition given the number of sectarian attacks that have been taking place, the most recent one involving the shooting of 43 people of the Ismaili community in Karachi. And most of these attacks within the country are organized by these non-state parties, influenced by Al-Qaeda, who want to portray Pakistan as a state with rising sectarian violence. Thus, if Pakistan goes to war against ISIS and Al-Qaeda in Yemen, it will be able to hold a strong and clear position as an anti-sectarian state which in turn would help put an end to sectarian violence within the
If Pakistan does not go to war, it will face serious economic consequences, it will deter its relationship with Saudi Arabia, USA, GCC countries and it will also impact the social stigma in Pakistan. However, by going to war it can impact …show more content…
Also, the sectarian ideology shared by the Taliban and ISIS is yet again alarming for Pakistan and to further impose the affiliation, it has been reported that many TTP commanders including Hafiz Saeed Khan, Maulvi Abdul Qahar and Abdul Rahim Dost have formally joined ISIS under the leadership of al-Baghdadi, note that the TTP also has affiliates with Al-Qaeda. The growing influence of ISIS has also been seen in Pakistan with the distribution of their pamphlets in Peshawar appealing to gain support for their cause of establishing a caliphate. Furthermore, graffiti of ISIS has been found in many areas of Pakistan that include Lahore and Karachi, which shows the growing influence of the entity in our country which needs to be …show more content…
Thus, the dire need to prevent ISIS from gaining territorial ground in Pakistan as it would only lead to the worsening of the state’s condition given the number of sectarian attacks that have been taking place, the most recent one involving the shooting of 43 people of the Ismaili community in Karachi. And most of these attacks within the country are organized by these non-state parties, influenced by Al-Qaeda, who want to portray Pakistan as a state with rising sectarian violence. Thus, if Pakistan goes to war against ISIS and Al-Qaeda in Yemen, it will be able to hold a strong and clear position as an anti-sectarian state which in turn would help put an end to sectarian violence within the