Pakistan’s Approach toward National Security Strategy (2014-2020)

Abstract

Pakistan’s National Security Strategy (NSS) from 2014 to 2018 are the subject of this study. The National Action Plan (NAP) or National Security Strategy was adopted in 2014 after the Army Public School Peshawar incident. The concerned policy formulated to investigate the basic causes of terrorism in Pakistan and also proposed counter terrorism policy for tackling these serious threats. The policymakers also anticipated a Comprehensive Response Plan (CRP) as a soft component of NSS to win the public's trust and confidence in countering extremism in the country. The National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) has assigned the concerned work regarding counter terrorism. The effectiveness of NAP and the role of NACTA in combating militancy, extremism, and terrorism, as well as turning around the volatile security environment, has been examined in this research paper