Tracking the Unrest in Pakistan

in Comparison to Egypt
Findings
Similarities between the Arab Spring country Egypt and the prevalent unrest in Pakistan have been
observed however the likelihood of occurrence of something like an Arab spring revolution in Pakistan
has neither occurred and nor forecasted for the near future. Despite the fact that no revolution or
uprising is expected or has occurred, a correlation between the between the Arab Spring country
Egypt and Pakistan is found which depicts increase in unrest events in Pakistan.
.
Arab Spring uprising and the following unrest in Egypt was initiated and carried further by the
methods that are somewhat similar to whats happening in the unrest of Pakistan. Riots, protests,
violence, civil disobedience, self immolations, strike actions, sit-ins etc are a part of daily unrest
activities in both the countries. Positive correlation between self immolations, protests, riots, and
violence is noted.
The uprising in Egypt and the unrest in Pakistan revolves around three main participants that are
army, judiciary and government. In both the countries, the army exercises a strong (somewhat
invisible) influence on the government and the overall political situation. Negative correlation
between the Military related events between the two countries is noted.

Despite the correlation between the two countries, Pakistan hasnt been subject to a revolution
neither is there a forecast of one happening in the near future.

Analysis - Unrest Events in Egypt and
Pakistan
Major events that cause unrest in Pakistan are either protests, military operations, political events ,
crime and terrorism. Protests do not originate for one cause. There are too many baseline problems
causing the protests. These protests usually turn violent in nature and thus cause instability.
Crime and terrorism is also prevalent in Pakistan to a very large extent.
Talibans are against the government and are constantly attacking the country
to display threat towards the overall country security if Shariaa law isnt
enforced by the government
Major events that cause unrest in Egypt are
either protests, military operations, political
events. There are two kinds of protests. The
first kind originate for one cause i.e. to
support Islamists (Muslim Brotherhood), The
second originates for the basic (poverty,
unemployment, etc.)and political problems.
Analysis - Cases of Self-Immolation
in Both Countries
The revolution in Egypt began in the early 2011.
Similar to the case in Tunisia, an Egyptian self
immolated himself. The incident led to protests
and the Egypt uprising began.
Inspired by the Arab Spring,
various attempts to self
immolate were also made in
Pakistan.
There exists a positive correlation for self immolation incidents
between the both countries. The number of self immolations has
increased subsequently in Pakistan ever since they have been
adopted by Egypt. Even though self immolation was adopted by the
Pakistani in an attempt to bring the same revolution. There hasnt
been a revolution so far.
Analysis- An Insight of Military related
Event of Both Countries
Army plays an important role in the prevalent
unrest in both the countries. It is however
important to note that the correlation between
the army of these two countries is somewhat
negative. While both the armies play the same
role, in Egypt , the army - Islamist standoff is
dominated by the Egyptian Army while in
Pakistan the army- Islamist standoff is
dominated by the Islamists.
In Pakistan most of the military related
events are the events in which the
military is being targeted by the
Islamists. The events include target
killings, bombings, suicide bombings,
etc.
In Egypt most of the military related
events are the events in which the
Islamists are being targeted by the
Military or SCAF. The events include
target killings, raids, rioting, bombings,
suicide bombings, etc.
Tracking the Unrest in Pakistan
in Comparison to Egypt