The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and subsequent pressure from Washington, led to a U-turn by Pakistan away from pro-jihadi policies. Today, many former officials associated with those policies, such as Mushahid Hussain, a former information minister, concede that Pakistan should have contained militancy long ago.
2001年"9 .11"恐怖袭击之后，来自华盛顿的压力导致巴基斯坦"亲圣战"政策发生重大转变。现在，许多与这些政策有关联的前官员们（如前信息部长穆萨希德·侯赛因）也承认巴基斯坦本应该早就遏制住了交战状态。