Theo-diplomacy: A Track towards Peace Building and Reconciliation between Pakistan and Taliban’s Government in Afghanistan

الملخص

This study is focused on, investigating the role and need of religious diplomacy to de-escalate the tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Recently, Pakistan has had to engage with the theocratic government of its indispensable neighbor Afghanistan. As everyone knows, the post 9/11 world has different dynamics of international relations, particularly; states are facing challenges in engaging and handling some non-state radical or terrorist actors such as Tahrik-e-Taliban Pakistan and Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. In this research paper, I am focused on answering the question of Theo-diplomacy between Pakistan and Afghanistan and how it will work effectively to create an atmosphere of peaceful co-existence between two immediate neighbors and Muslim brother states. Furthermore, it enquires to identify the lines of mutual understanding and misunderstanding between Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the end, it analyses the recent breakthrough in Theo-diplomacy, which consists of the visits of Pakistani ulema to Kabul.