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Pakistan’s fight against extremism is not a success story, as extremism seems to be on rise leading to militancy, intolerance, ethnic division and sectarianism. This has become a daunting challenge for Pakistani government which has not been very successful in dealing with this challenge which has caused serious security concerns internally as well as externally. Certain decisions of the government have actually added fuel to extremism rather than lessening or controlling it, the decision to become a partner of USA in war on terror has led to immense increase in terrorist activities by the extremist elements, The war on Terror that started in 2001, a decade after the start of War and intense fighting, it is yet to be clearly established that it has helped Pakistan in achieving the objective for which she participated in the War. Pakistan entered as an ally and the frontline state in the name of national interest as determined by the decision makers at that time. It is argued quite forcefully that as terrorism mainly emanated from the religious extremism it was imperative to participate in the War on terror to curb extremism in the society however, no clear evidence is available after a decade of sustained losses of life and limb, property and resources that Pakistan has gained its objective or reached close to it.