1. National Security of Pakistan and Democratic Sustainability.
- Author
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Shahzad, Aisha and Falki, Sadia Mahmood
- Subjects
NATIONAL security ,POLITICAL stability ,RESEARCH questions ,HUMAN security ,INTERNAL security - Abstract
This research is envisioned to make an empirical evaluation of current National Security Policy issued by Interior Ministry of Pakistan in 2022 based on traditional and non-traditional antecedents with all their concomitants. The substantial research assumption is that the national security of Pakistan is preconditioned with the sustainability of political democratic process. Evidently, policy-making in a federal democratic state is a holistic procedure comprising the inclusion of all stakeholders with bottom-up approach for the formulation of worthwhile policies to ensure the viability of the system. This research would have a 'triangular qualitative methodology' including document analysis of National Security Policy, relevant secondary literature, observations and interviews to magnify its adequately integrated nature along with the challenges to political stability in Pakistan. This would address the research questions that why did the current political turmoil take place and affect the national security of Pakistan? How did political forces contribute to the feasibility of the democratic process? Although National Security Policy epitomizes the harmonious approach to territorial integrity, human security with vertical and horizontal socio-economic development among all federal entities, ethnic cohesion, strong defence with full-spectrum deterrence, internal security to mitigate factionalized norms and astute diplomatic engagements in the global arena. But these objectives are achievable with political stability in Pakistan. This research determines that the international forces as a push factor and vulnerable political forces inside Pakistan as a pull factor derailed the system and have created the security risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2024