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Fata, KP, Karachi, Balochistan and Afghanistan have remained in the forefront of violence since 2001. It has at times spilled over into Punjab but violence has remained mainly fixated to the above regions. Violence and conflict can be the resultant of many factors and studies have shown that it is hardly ever related to a single factor as its main driver. However, one thing is clear that if a nation sits on as many fault lines as we do in Pakistan, it is not a question of why but when will violence consume the nation? Some commentators have concluded favorably upon Pakistan’s resilience to the enduring of extreme stress and its ability to survive. My conclusion is that unless we quickly get into the business of re-institutionalizing the state, perhaps with a few design changes, we are headed to dire ends unfortunately. 

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Posted on 14th May, 2012

 

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