This study aspires to bring out the regional and international strategies of the Jamaat-i-Islami and to underscore thereby the points of convergence as well as the limits of cooperation between Islamist movements. It tries to uncover the mechanisms through which Pakistani authorities make use of the Jamaat to promote their regional interests, particularly in Kashmir and Afghanistan, and also the way in which Pakistan’s rivals, India in particular, make use of these same mechanisms to manipulate Pakistan.