Pakistan Security Concern

                 Pakistan Security Concern

What are Pakistans security concerns after 51 years of independence

Three wars, two border conflicts and dismemberment of the country by India. Pakistan inherited Britains role and responsibilities in the Northern and Western portions of British India and across the long border with Afghanistan. This prevented a Muslim consensus from developing in the region and activated to some extent the Pak-Afghan border to the West while the Eastern border with India was already hostile requiring our undivided attention and deployment of our limited military resources.

A side from being a Muslim majority state which by all canons of justice and the rules formulated by the British for the partition of India, should by right have been a part of Pakistan, J&K is of considerable strategic importance and vital for the survival of Pakistan. The Soviet Army occupation of Afghanistan in December 1979 created an alarming situation for the security of Pakistan.

What is security?

 A thing deposited or pledged as a guarantee of the fulfillment of an undertaking or the repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in case of default.

 What is national security?

It is a concept that a government, along with its parliaments, should protect the state and its citizens against all kind of "national" crises through a variety of power projections, such as political power, diplomacy, economic power, military might, and so on. The concept developed all in the United States after World War II.

 Geo strategic location of Pakistan and its security concerns.

Unique geo-strategic location of pakistan besides offering numerous advantages at times poses certain short to long term threats. In the perspective of next two to three years our nation may encounter the following threats.

 1. Terrorism,Extremism and fundamentalismue to persistent destabilization in north-western border due on going war on terror and likely repercussions of Us-Nato post withdrawal situation in Afghanistan;terrorism,extremism and fundamentalism may witness surge if not adequately addressed.

 2.  Foreign policy challenges: Due to crisis over the issue of Iran's nuclear programe pakistan may face tough policy options especially IPI gas pipeline implementation.Due to US policy of containment of china, pakistan being its close and time-tested friend will have to encounter the tough regional and international policy concerns.

3. Kashmir. The lingering issue of kashmir due to its non-resolution may escalate bilateral relations with india on one pretext or the other

. 4. Climate change impact. Natural disasters from the northern areas in the form of torrential rains, excessive glacial melting causing floods pose serious threats to Pakistan.

 Security concerns with India.

India as a nation-state has always remained concerned about its security. As security is always contextual and situational can only be defined and ensured keeping in view time and space. It keeps on changing with the change of context. In this research exercise, a modest attempt is made to look at India's national, regional and global security concerns apart from its prospects in the future. For the convenience of readers, the paper is divided into seven parts ranging from introduction to conceptual riddle: from national to regional security concerns; from global security concerns to its prospects in the future, and the last part contains the concluding observations. Throughout this paper, the effort has been to examine India's security concerns in the long run and in broader perspective.

Security concerns with Afghanistan.

 Home World Respect Pakistan’s security concerns, its role in Afghanistan: China tells US China and Pakistan consider each other "all-weather friends" and have close diplomatic, economic and security ties.

 China’s Foreign Ministry defended its ally Pakistan earlier this week after President Donald Trump said the United States could no longer be silent about militants using safe havens on Pakistani soil.

 On Monday, Trump committed the United States to an open-ended conflict in Afghanistan, signalling he would send more troops to America’s longest war and vowing “a fight to win”. He insisted that others – the Afghan government, Pakistan, India and NATO allies – step up their own commitment to resolving the 16-year conflict, but he saved his sharpest words for Pakistan.

 On Monday, Trump committed the United States to an open-ended conflict in Afghanistan, signalling he would send more troops to America’s longest war and vowing “a fight to win”. He insisted that others – the Afghan government, Pakistan, India and NATO allies – step up their own commitment to resolving the 16-year conflict, but he saved his sharpest words for Pakistan.

Pakistan Iran strategic and security ties.

Iran–Pakistan relations Page issues After Pakistan gained its independence in August 1947, Iran was the first country to recognize its sovereign status. Iran supported Pakistan in its conflicts with India, while Pakistan in turn supported Iran militarily during the Iran–Iraq War in the 1980s. 

Pakistan's relations with Iran grew strained at times due to sectarian tensions, as Pakistani Shias claimed that they were being discriminated against under the Pakistani government's Islamisation programme.

CAUSES

 Dysfunctional political system

There appears to be no end in sight to Pakistan’s latest political crisis that erupted out of the sit-in launched in mid-August in Islamabad. Political crises are nothing new; in fact, they are the norm in Pakistan. So what is different this time? Two political groups, one led by cricket-star-turned politician Imran Khan leading the Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaf (PTI) and the other by the Canadian-citizen cleric, Tahirul Qadri’s Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) have occupied the main streets of Islamabad and have surprised most observers by their sustainability. Their demands are clear: recount in several constituencies because of alleged rigging in the last election and resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif because he engineered such rigging. Both parties want an overhaul of the electoral system as well as the political system that allow for such rigging and corruption. They have also accused Sharif of bribing politicians, journalists and judges. They have even named individuals without evoking any threats of legal action.

Unplanned Modernization.

 Modernization is the current term for an old process,the process of social change whereby less developed societies acquire characteristics common to more developed societies. The process is activated by international, or intersocietal, communication.

Sense of Alienation

Alienation describes the feeling that you're not part of a group. Your political views might cause you to feel a sense of alienation from the rest of your family, or your vegetarianism could result in alienation from your meat-eating friends. The Latin word for alien is alienus, "belonging to another."

Media's Pole

Media Pole is a 12-meter tall integrated street facility offering ubiquitous high-tech services and digital content. 22 Media Poles are installed at 35-meter intervals along the 760 meters of Gangnamdaero (Road), stretching from Gangnam Subway Station to Kyobo Tower Crossroads. Media Pole features public transportation information, such as a subway map and bus routes, as well as a built-in camera.

Political. A Business

 Political business cycle. A business cycle that results primarily from the manipulation of policy tools (fiscal policy, monetary policy) by incumbent politicians hoping to stimulate the economy just prior to an election and thereby greatly improve their own and their party's reelection chances.

Religious Disharmony.

That is, major blame for religious oppression in Pakistan, contrary to the conventional account, lies not with the weak and ineffective state that is unable or unwilling to protect minorities, but with much of Pakistani society that refuses to extend religious freedom to others even as they themselves seek its benefits abroad.

Rise of non state actors

 Non-state actors of the extremist Islamist variety are among the major threats to world peace at the current time as these forces — largely cultivated during the anti-Soviet Afghan War in the 1980s — are now uncontrollable.

Illiteracy

With a population of 170 million, Pakistan bears the burden of one of the most illiterate countries of Asia. About half of the male population is illiterate and two third of the female population can’t even write their names. Generally, the degree of matriculation classifies a person as being literate.

Foreign interference.

Disagreement over the sale of eight F-16’s to Pakistan still continues in the US, with the US Congress now discussing the possibility of cutting additional subsidies to secure the release of Shakil Afridi. Donald Trump also chimed inunnecessarily on the issue last Friday as he is wont to do, and stated that he would force Pakistan to secure the release. Obviously this comment did not go down too well with the government, and Chaudhry Nisar's firm response is for once, not out of place. Pakistan is a sovereign country, and another country cannot force it to release one of its own for crimes committed against the state.