EXPLORING THE INTERNAL SECURITY THREAT FOR PAKISTAN: DISCUSSING THE CAUSES

Abstract

Pakistan is considered the hotbed of terrorism. Internal security threats in Pakistan played the vital role in enhancing the political instability, economic destabilization, crimes and security issues in the country.  This research is conducted to explore the internal security issues. CPEC was rejected by the U.S. and India; hence, such decisions caused the emergence of terrorism such as terrorist activities, suicide bombing, Lal Masjid operation, APS attack, foreigner’s assassinations, targeted killing, and many more challenges for the Pakistan.  Such all activities setting the stages for the failure of the institutions to control over the country’s situation and issues that caused the advent of the crimes in the country  to destroy  the economy,  inflammation, poverty,  unemployment, corruption,  ethnicity  issues, refugees  issues, misunderstandings  between  the government  and  Pakistani  nation,  inter-provisional  disharmony,  political instability, and many more strategic and security challenges for the state.