Regional Security Threats to Pakistan: A Critical Review.

Pakistan is encircled in different types of regional security threats. This paper focuses the threats to the security of Pakistan which emerged from Afghanistan with special focus on India. Long standing issues between India and Pakistan and anti-Pakistan activities of RAW and NDS in the context of their nexus for sponsoring terrorism created law and order situation in the country between 2000 and 2016. Moreover, the infiltration of terrorists into Pakistan, Indian water terrorism as well as subversive activities of different organisations are cause of concern for Islamabad. The increasing gap of Pakistan with its neighbouring countries except China has developed the possible isolation of Pakistan regionally. Regional environment is posing new challenges in the form of competition between regional countries which leads to hostility amongst them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]