The Impact of Historical and Cultural Legacies on Political Intolerance in Pakistan: A Critical Analysis

Abstract

This study intends to evaluate the historical context of political intolerance in Pakistan and its dimensions, realizing the fact that historical, cultural, social, religious, and institutional elements have strong impact on political intolerance in Pakistan. In Pakistan political intolerance is a confounding idiosyncrasy impacted by differing rudiments, together with certifiable events, financial conditions, and institutional elements. This study is Qualitative in nature. Moreover, the result indicate that historical and cultural roots of intolerance have negatively shaped Pakistani society into extremism, violence, aggression, divergence which is very harmful for Pakistan’s peaceful political discourse and instability. These finding strongly sported the claim that political intolerance throughout the history damage whole nation. Finally these finding also have some important policy implementation, suggestions and recommendations that with the passage of time open mindfulness crusades that bring out the worth of flexibility and deem in lawmaking issue can add to shifting cultural values and assumptions. Accomplishment of policy against scorn discussion, violence, and frightening can leave regard as a barrier and estimate people accountable for intolerant behaviour. Political intolerance may demonstrate diversely in diverse social and political condition, therefore it is very important to point out these things. Open mindfulness crusades that bring out the worth of flexibility and deem in lawmaking issue can add to shifting cultural values and assumptions. Accomplishment of policy against scorn discussion, violence, and frightening can leave regard as a barrier and estimate people accountable for intolerant behaviour. Political intolerance may demonstrate diversely in diverse social and political condition, therefore it is very important to point out these things.