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THE ROLE OF PEACE PROCESS IN MITIGATING THE TRUST DEFICIT IN PAKAFGHAN BILATERAL RELATIONS

24 Pages : 421-438

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).24      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).24      Published : Jun 2018

The Role of Peace Process in Mitigating the Trust-Deficit in PakAfghan Bilateral Relations.

    The history of Pak-Afghan relations is dominated more by conflicts then by cooperation since emergence of Pakistan. In the ongoing pattern of peace process, it is proposed that Pakistan should pave the way to bring the Taliban on negotiation table for peace and stability in Afghanistan. The recent steps taken in the form of different Confidence Building Measures show flurry of diplomatic relationship in the emerging cordiality between the two countries. Diverse civil society groups of Pakistan are of the view that the drawdown of US forces from Afghanistan will ultimately create a power vacuum and plunge the country again into yet another civil war. Pakistan’s efforts to use its influence to bring the Taliban on table talk will smooth the way for peace, stability and prosperity of Afghanistan as well as security of the entire region. Keeping in view the geographical proximity of the two countries, Pakistan’s own vital interests are attached to peace and stability in Afghanistan. Pakistan took cognizance of this very fact and played highly constructive role in facilitating dialogue process in Afghanistan and improving bilateral ties of the two countries.

    (1) Huma Qayum
    PhD Scholar, Department of Politics and IR, Islamic International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Nargis Zaman
    Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Women University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Syed Ali Shah
    Assistant Professor, Department of Pakistan Studies, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.

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    APA : Qayum, H., Zaman, N., & Shah, S. A. (2018). The Role of Peace Process in Mitigating the Trust-Deficit in PakAfghan Bilateral Relations.. Global Social Sciences Review, III(II), 421-438. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).24
    CHICAGO : Qayum, Huma, Nargis Zaman, and Syed Ali Shah. 2018. "The Role of Peace Process in Mitigating the Trust-Deficit in PakAfghan Bilateral Relations.." Global Social Sciences Review, III (II): 421-438 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).24
    HARVARD : QAYUM, H., ZAMAN, N. & SHAH, S. A. 2018. The Role of Peace Process in Mitigating the Trust-Deficit in PakAfghan Bilateral Relations.. Global Social Sciences Review, III, 421-438.
    MHRA : Qayum, Huma, Nargis Zaman, and Syed Ali Shah. 2018. "The Role of Peace Process in Mitigating the Trust-Deficit in PakAfghan Bilateral Relations.." Global Social Sciences Review, III: 421-438
    MLA : Qayum, Huma, Nargis Zaman, and Syed Ali Shah. "The Role of Peace Process in Mitigating the Trust-Deficit in PakAfghan Bilateral Relations.." Global Social Sciences Review, III.II (2018): 421-438 Print.
    OXFORD : Qayum, Huma, Zaman, Nargis, and Shah, Syed Ali (2018), "The Role of Peace Process in Mitigating the Trust-Deficit in PakAfghan Bilateral Relations.", Global Social Sciences Review, III (II), 421-438
    TURABIAN : Qayum, Huma, Nargis Zaman, and Syed Ali Shah. "The Role of Peace Process in Mitigating the Trust-Deficit in PakAfghan Bilateral Relations.." Global Social Sciences Review III, no. II (2018): 421-438. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).24