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Building the Idea of Pakistan: The Rise of the Muslim League Building the Idea of Pakistan: The Rise of the Muslim League
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Formation to Marginalization, 1906–36 Formation to Marginalization, 1906–36
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Jinnah’s Return and Battle for Primacy, 1936–42 Jinnah’s Return and Battle for Primacy, 1936–42
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Regional Politics and Bengal Regional Politics and Bengal
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Grappling with the Political Meaning of Pakistan Grappling with the Political Meaning of Pakistan
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Regionalism, Islam, and Pakistan’s Constitutional Battles: Toward Military Rule, 1947–58 Regionalism, Islam, and Pakistan’s Constitutional Battles: Toward Military Rule, 1947–58
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Ayub Takes Over (and Falls): Autocracy and “Muslim Nationalism,” 1958–71 Ayub Takes Over (and Falls): Autocracy and “Muslim Nationalism,” 1958–71
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Bhutto and Zia: Islamist Turns after 1971 Bhutto and Zia: Islamist Turns after 1971
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After Zia: Contested Military Stewardship and Muslim Nationalism After Zia: Contested Military Stewardship and Muslim Nationalism
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Patterns of Armed Politics in Pakistan Patterns of Armed Politics in Pakistan
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Regional Insurgents and State Responses in Pakistan Regional Insurgents and State Responses in Pakistan
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“Islamist” Armed Groups: Ambiguities of Alignment “Islamist” Armed Groups: Ambiguities of Alignment
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Armed Party Politics in Karachi Armed Party Politics in Karachi
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Managing Insurgency on the Northwest Frontier Managing Insurgency on the Northwest Frontier
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Sorting through Islamist Groups Sorting through Islamist Groups
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General Patterns General Patterns
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Comparative Case Studies: North and South Waziristan Comparative Case Studies: North and South Waziristan
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Haqqani Network: Continuity as Armed Allies Haqqani Network: Continuity as Armed Allies
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TTP—Shifting Political Roles TTP—Shifting Political Roles
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Life and Death in the Gray Zone: Mullah Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadur Life and Death in the Gray Zone: Mullah Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadur
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Abstract
This chapter evaluates Pakistan's history of armed politics. The combination of a contested but powerful articulation of Muslim nationalism stretching back to the colonial period with the Pakistan Army's particular version of this project has led to a relatively consistent threat perception and corresponding pattern of armed politics. The state's security managers have viewed ethno-linguistic separatists as ideologically opposed, while having a complex but ultimately more sympathetic view of Islamist armed actors as existing in the gray zone or being ideologically aligned. The chapter thematically explores state responses to linguistic/regional armed groups, strategies toward “Islamist” actors, and electoral violence. It then offers a deeper discussion of patterns of discrimination in targeting of armed groups in Pakistan's Northwest between 2002 and 2015. Finally, the chapter concludes with implications for understanding Pakistani nationalism and security policy.
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