After the deadly terrorist attacks on the United States in September 2001 , the religious extremism began to grow in a military response to these attacks . The Islamic political parties formed the think tank , known as Pakistan-Afghanistan Defense Council ( later known as Pakistan Defence Council ) , yet the formation of the MMA in 2001 was the first time such a coalition entered the electoral process
terrorist attacks
September 11 attacks
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal