Terror Financing and Unregulated Economy of Pakistan: An Investigation of an Economically Failed State

Year 2022, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 143 - 169, 01.05.2022

Debasısh Nandy

https://doi.org/10.53451/ijps.1058025

Abstract

Devlet otoritesinin terör örgütlerini kontrol etmedeki göreli özerkliğini kaybetmesi nedeniyle bazen Pakistan'a yönelik devlet destekli terörizm iddialarına tanık olunmaktadır. Bu nedenle bu makale, terörist gruplar ile Pakistan arasındaki bağlantıya yönelik iddiaları incelemeyi amaçlamakta ve terörizmin Pakistan'ın ekonomik kalkınması üzerindeki etkisine odaklanmaktadır. İddialara göre Pakistan'daki terörist gruplar devlet desteği sayesinde sadece paralel ekonomiler yürütmekle kalmıyor, aynı zamanda ülkenin kontrolsüz ekonomisini de kontrol ediyor. Bu kapsamda terör örgütleri çeşitli kanallardan kara para işlemleri de yapmaktadır. Ayrıca terörist grupların şiddet eylemleri binlerce can kaybına ve mülk ve altyapıların zarar görmesine neden olmuştur. Bu nedenle uluslararası kuruluşlar Pakistan'ı birkaç kez suçlamışlar ve devlet otoritesinin terör örgütlerini kontrol etmedeki göreceli özerkliğini kaybettiği için onu 'gri listeye' almışlardır. Dolayısıyla bu makale, güvenlik sorunları ve terör örgütleri bağlamında Pakistan'ın ekonomik geri kalmışlığının nedenlerine odaklanmaktadır.

Keywords

Ekonomik Güvenlik, Başarısız Devlet, Ulusal Güvenlik, Radikalleşme, Terör

Terror Financing and Unregulated Economy of Pakistan: An Investigation of an Economically Failed State

Abstract

Sometimes it has been witnesses the allegation of state-sponsored terrorism against Pakistan because the claim of state authority has lost its relative autonomy in controlling the terrorist organizations. Therefore this essay intends to examine the claims about the connection between the terrorist groups and Pakistan and focuses on the influence of terrorism on the economic development of Pakistan. According to claims, due to governmental support, the terrorist groups in Pakistan are not only running parallel economies but also control the unregulated economy of the country. Therefore international agencies have accused Pakistan several times and taken it on the ‘grey list’ because the state authority has lost its relative autonomy in controlling the terrorist organizations. So, this essay focuses on the reasons for the economic backwardness of Pakistan in the context of security problems and terrorist organizations.

Keywords

Economic Security, Failed States, National Security, Radicalization, Terrorism

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