Abstract :
Events following the 9/11 attack have fundamentally changed the political landscape, especially
for the Muslim World. A new wave of violent extremism emerged, altering the structure of
global world order. Pakistan has suffered impeding consequences following the „global war on
terror?. Currently, Pakistan has been ranked at number five in the Global Terrorism Index of
2017. The magnitude of Pakistan?s loss is not limited to its economic or political instability, but it
has crept into the very fabric of the Pakistani society. The purpose of the paper is to analyze the
impact of violent extremism on Pakistani youth
Keyword :
Vialent Extemism, 9/11, Pakistani Youth.