Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) Pakistan: From Political Conservatism to Modernity 2002-2018

Abstract

This study evaluates JUI-F Pakistans role concerning the significant changes in its political strategy and ideology from 2002 to 2018. Muslim societies as a whole, apart from few exceptions, were alien to the perfect and contemporary notion of democracy. The colonial governments and their political system, ruled over the Muslim majority nations during the colonial era, are one of the primary factors for the antidemocracy strategy. For different social, political and religious reasons, JUI-F Pakistan has undergone inevitable political changes and ideological transformations. Major events in the ancient and modern demonstrate its political shift. While some of Deobands academics still favor radical groups and promote their cause like JUI-S but in this situation, JUI-F Pakistan is an exception. The partys general political function may not be fully and ideally democratic, but occurrences demonstrate their in-depth knowledge of continuing political changes and ground-based realities at regional and international level.