A day-long workshop on critical analysis of the research conducted on 'Misgovernance-Radicalization Nexus in Pakistan by GINI' was held at the Archaeology Museum Hall University of Peshawar. The workshop was joint venture of Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies University of Peshawar and Governance Institutes Network International (GINI). Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Engineer Shaukatullah Khan was the chief guest of the ceremony.
Advisor GINI Danial Aziz, Senior Journalist Rahimullah Yusafzai, Vice Chancellor University of Peshawar Professor Dr Muhammad Rasul Jan were also attended. While unveiling the study the representative of GINI shared that people of FATA, PATA and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were the target audience of the research. He added that research has linked radicalisation to the absence of political represent at evenness, economic opportunities and human rights observance in FATA while in Malakand the low literacy rate, weakness in performance of elected representatives and ineffective delivery of justice services has led to drive and support militancy. In KP high level of perceived corruption among line departments and legislators as well as break down in FIR registration by police have found to fuel radical attitude, revealed the study.
Addressing the moot the Governor said he was a strong believer of 'one country one law' adding that the FCR should be gradually replaced with the extension of the constitution of Pakistan into the tribal belt. He added the people of FATA have been victim of terrorism for more than a decade and its time that they should be provided with necessities of life at par with the rest of the country. Deradicalisation occurs when a group or an individual no longer believes in a violent ideology, added the governor.
He said that there are a number of causes attributed to the rise of extremism and the incidents of terrorist attacks within Pakistan. He added the radicalism is often seen as the result of sentiments of "extreme anti-westernism." Extremism is also attributed to negative attitudes towards the Pakistani regime, their policies, and also towards political repression, he said.
Talking to media men after the ceremony the governor said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif himself was looking after the dialogue process with Taliban adding that he was optimistic of the success of the initiative taken by the government. About the workshop he said that such discourses were important for policy guidelines to the government.
Danial Aziz remarked that in the last ten years the country has suffered 3500 deaths and 78 billion dollars economic losses and now we must recognise that radicalisation and mis-governance have become threatening to over existence. He added fact based discussion and debate would help us shift the focus from counter terrorism based on military options to counter radicalisation based on civil policy options.
The Vice Chancellor in his introductory remarks said that due to the mis-governance we are finding our country at the crossroads of history where the campaign against the state and its fundamental institutions is on the rise. Dr Jan said that the University of Peshawar has adopted an open door policy to serve the people and to find ways out for solution of the indigenous problems of our own people. He said that the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies of The University of Peshawar would serve as think tank on policy matter to the provincial government and issues pertaining to the region.
Senior Journalist and Analyst Rahimullah Yusafzai underlined the need for conducting such researches in Universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He differed with the term lawless tribal areas used in the study and said that laws like the FCR exist there but there was strong need for implementation of the laws. He added that indigenous studies on the local problems was need of time and urged the need for carrying out updated study on important issues like the drone victims, while on the other hand the state institutions and civil society should carry out measures to de-radicalise the local population especially the youth of the FATA, PATA and KP.
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