DE-RADICALIZATION IN PAKISTAN: COMPARITIVE STUDY OF REHABILITATION PROGRAM IN SAUDI-ARABIA, SINGAPORE, YEMEN, INDONESIA AND SRI-LANKA

Abstract

The threat of terrorism has torn apart societies. Any nation's best practices are its secret weapon against obscurantism and extremism. De-radicalization requires political determination, perseverance, and unwavering societal backing. Pakistan is bearing the brunt of religion based terrorism. Pakistan requires policy to establish rehabilitation centers and foster home-grown de-radicalization method to fight against the violent extremism.The objective of the study is to exhibit that De-radicalization, disengagement and rehabilitation are sine-qua-non to offset the impacts of Radicalization and to procure edifying results of counter terrorism strategy. The rehabilitation programmes of Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Yemen, Indonesia and Sri-Lanka has been deliberated and dilated upon. Each country has its own method to combat terrorism. There are certain similarities that are to counselling the radicalized elements through religious clerics and reformed militants. This research strives to underscore the methods adopted by Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Yemen, Indonesia and Sri-Lanka to fight against the militancy and violent extremism and replicating the tried policies to end this intractable menace of militancy at home. The research methodology will be qualitative based on the study of research journals, books, newspapers and research articles.