Influence of Religio-political parties on Pakistan's Foreign Policy

Abstract

Being a country with over 96% of Muslim population Pakistan has been facing religious violence and other atrocities for many past years. From the following years the state religion and religiously dominating culture, the religio-political parties have not been able to form a government in Pakistan at the federal level by themselves. The focus of religious identity with national interest creates a unique landscape where the importance of religious parties impacts the foreign decisions in depth. We find a parallel relationship between education and votes for religious parties. On the contrary, there is a positive relationship between wealth and the immense rise of religious parties. This research seeks to provide a detailed understanding of the role of religious parties in shaping Pakistan’s engagement with the outer community.