Socio-Political Imbroglio in Pakistan during the Last Decade: An Analytical and Statistical Study from Islamic Perspective

Abstract

This research paper has dealt primarily with the socio-political imbroglio which took place during the last ten years in Pakistan. The study made a close investigation of the causes of this sorrowful state of affairs. The political, non-political figures and non-state actors responsible for this worst situation were discussed in detail. Moreover, the entire situation was examined in the light of the Quranic injunctions and the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) – the two rudimentary pillars of Islam – and the impact of this dejected socio-political situation on the country was also rigorously explored. Moreover, the study endeavoured to probe into the matter by taking into account the worsening social and political conditions on yearly basis in order to have a full picture of the situation. A questionnaire comprising of fifteen questions was distributed among one hundred respondents hailing from different quarters of society i.e. professors, lawyers, students and commoners in order to take their viewpoints to make this study statistically more viable. Ninety of the respondents gave their response whereas rest of the respondents did not respond. Lastly, the collected data was presented graphically in order to have pictorial view of the change of the views of the respondents.