Pakistan, since its independence, has seen various conflicts that are ever-growing, and extremism is one of them. Challenging as it is, the power politics that continue to use Pakistan’s religion for their gameplay cause great harm to the country while benefitting themselves. Thus, many internal issues and rifts have provided a way for extremism to grow into a complex problem that is now engulfing the society we are all part of. The persistent concern has not only resulted in the decline of peace and stability situation in the state itself but also has repercussions on the neighbouring states. It is high time for Pakistan to regulate its efforts and coincide to seek unity and harmony to end the issue. The research paper aims to highlight the political discourse of the 1980s that enhanced the rise of extremism in the country. Using qualitative methods for data collection, different discourses and events are studied to explore the political factors that have potentially contributed to the spread of extremism. The research aims to analyse the political factors that contributed to the production of such a discourse that encouraged citizens to move towards extremism during the 1980s. It aims to shed light on the governance leadership that played a significant role in it so as to suggest ways, these sections can be contained and instead used to deal with the growing extremism of the present times.