occupying key bureaucratic posts

Nowhere is the symbiosis between JeI and the state apparatus more entrenched than in Pakistan. While it has never commanded significant electoral clout, JeI has long been an ideological arm of Pakistan’s military elite. During General Zia-ul-Haq’s Islamisation drive, JeI embedded itself in the state’s intellectual and educational bloodstream—producing curricula, occupying key bureaucratic posts, and controlling a vast network of madrasas. Its student wing—Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba (IJT)—remains a formidable force in universities, functioning both as an enforcer of moral orthodoxy and a recruiter of ideological cadres. This deep ideological encapsulation has allowed JeI to shape public discourse, sustain Islamist narratives, and perpetuate a shadow state that survives regardless of electoral fortunes. As Islamabad oscillates between military and civilian rule สล็อต