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ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN COUNTERING TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIMES IMPLICATIONS ON PEACE CONDITIONS IN AFPAK REGION

14 Pages : 130-141

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2017(II-I).14      10.31703/gpr.2017(II-I).14      Published : Dec 2017

Issues and Challenges in Countering Transnational Organized Crimes: Implications on Peace Conditions in Af-Pak Region

    Insecure borders always provide passage to criminals for their institution. Borders depict the geographical limits of a particular state and determine its power and functioning in a region. Internal security of the country cannot be assured until its boundaries are not regularized. Countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan having numerous social, economic, and security challenges serve as an avenue for traffickers. A disputed border is waning the bilateral relations and promoting the narco-economy in the Af-Pak region. The Afghan opiate is also serving as solid financial support for the Taliban and other terrorist groups. The existence of persistent mistrust and blame game policy is contagiously affecting the lives of ordinary people. The political leadership of Afghanistan and Pakistan should learn a lesson from their past to protect their nationals from economic disasters and smugglers. In addition, the nature of this study is qualitative. Both primary and secondary data prove the main agenda of this study by highlighting the deep and robust linkage of the border dispute in the spread of drug trafficking in both countries. Moreover, there is a dire need for Pak-Afghan border management to provide shelter to the locals and the legal economy. For gaining mutual economic benefits, both states can utilize borders by articulating the mechanism for border regulation.

    Afghanistan and Pakistan National AntiNarcotics Policy, Cannabis, Chemical Precursors, Drug Trafficking, Opium, Illegal Trade, Socio-Economic Conditions, Transnational Crimes
    (1) Sohail Ahmad
    Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Mahwish Bakht
    Candidate MSIR, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Inayat Kalim
    Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad, Pakistan.

Cite this article

    APA : Ahmad, S., Bakht, M., & Kalim, I. (2017). Issues and Challenges in Countering Transnational Organized Crimes: Implications on Peace Conditions in Af-Pak Region. Global Political Review, II(I), 130-141. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2017(II-I).14
    CHICAGO : Ahmad, Sohail, Mahwish Bakht, and Inayat Kalim. 2017. "Issues and Challenges in Countering Transnational Organized Crimes: Implications on Peace Conditions in Af-Pak Region." Global Political Review, II (I): 130-141 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2017(II-I).14
    HARVARD : AHMAD, S., BAKHT, M. & KALIM, I. 2017. Issues and Challenges in Countering Transnational Organized Crimes: Implications on Peace Conditions in Af-Pak Region. Global Political Review, II, 130-141.
    MHRA : Ahmad, Sohail, Mahwish Bakht, and Inayat Kalim. 2017. "Issues and Challenges in Countering Transnational Organized Crimes: Implications on Peace Conditions in Af-Pak Region." Global Political Review, II: 130-141
    MLA : Ahmad, Sohail, Mahwish Bakht, and Inayat Kalim. "Issues and Challenges in Countering Transnational Organized Crimes: Implications on Peace Conditions in Af-Pak Region." Global Political Review, II.I (2017): 130-141 Print.
    OXFORD : Ahmad, Sohail, Bakht, Mahwish, and Kalim, Inayat (2017), "Issues and Challenges in Countering Transnational Organized Crimes: Implications on Peace Conditions in Af-Pak Region", Global Political Review, II (I), 130-141
    TURABIAN : Ahmad, Sohail, Mahwish Bakht, and Inayat Kalim. "Issues and Challenges in Countering Transnational Organized Crimes: Implications on Peace Conditions in Af-Pak Region." Global Political Review II, no. I (2017): 130-141. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2017(II-I).14