Abstract
Pakistan has been facing the challenges of extremism, Islamist militancy and terrorism since 1979 after the Soviet
intervention into Afghanistan. The Muslim Mujahideen from all over the world fought against Soviet soldiers in
Afghanistan as Holy Islamic Afghan Jihad. They were trained in Pakistan and were exported into Afghanistan to
fight against Soviet army. After the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1988, many of the Mujahideens moved
into Pakistan and married with Pakistani women and settled in Pakistan and joined different Militant Organizations
and actively participated into terrorist attacks. The most militant organization Jaish-e-Mohammed and the
Sectarian organization Laskhar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) belong to Deobandi sect are actively involved into terrorist
activities in Pakistan particularly in South Punjab. The Southern Punjab that was formerly acknowledged for a
humane and tolerant society, but from last few decades with the financial support from Saudi, Iran, Iraq and other
Gulf countries has become a center for terrorist organizations. The general environment of impunity in South
Punjab is increasing jihadist groups’ recruitment potential. This paper examines the role of different terrorist
organizations that are actively participating into terrorist attacks in South Punjab.
Surriya Shahab. (2021) Terrorist Organizations: Radicalization and Terrorism in South Punjab, Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume-58, issue 4.
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