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Pakistan pre-dominantly combines of four major ethnic groups. Living in an ethnic group or having some ethnic identity is somewhat a natural phenomenon. The materialized form of ethnicity is an ethno-national movement .The factor of Nationalism originates and then these Movements entirely affect the state structure, leading to disintegration.The black event of Bangladesh still haunts the decision makers of Pakistan. Ethno-national movements have inside out approach. There are domestic factors which influence the international factors to intervene and play a role of catalyst. When the vacuum is created within the state then the international Factors play their part. The leading ethno-national movements of Pakistan have been focused in this work. The Paktunistan movement, its rise and integration into the system, the Balochistan movement looking at its domestic factors and the MQM, its leadership and its political stature. The rise of ethnicity leading to ethno-national movement can have most malignant effect on any state and Pakistan is the glaring example of such experiment in the past event of Bangladesh.
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Muneeb Shakil is a student of Finance and Accounting at FAST-National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences Islamabad.Sidra Anjum is a Marketing & HR professional and has done MBA from COMSATS. Hira Masood is a Master degree holder in International Relations from Preston University Islamabad.
