Will Pakistan’s Military Operation in Waziristan end Radicalism?

Pakistan initiated a decisive military action against Islamist militants in North Waziristan with the stated objective of eliminating all militants from the country.  While commendable, this is a tall order because military operation alone cannot eradicate the mindset that gives rise to radicalism.  It has to be coupled with both the deconstruction of the flawed religious, historical and cultural narratives that have been fed to generations since the country’s inception and the development of new, factual ones.  While there is little doubt that the military operation can flush out the militants in a relatively short time, serious concerns exist about the political government’s ability to reconstruct the religious, historic and cultural narratives that can help change the ideological landscape and prevent radical ideologies from taking hold in the society. Click to read full analysis or download Will Pakistan’s Military Operation in Waziristan end Radicalism