Civic culture and democracy in Pakistan

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The Islamic legacy of civic culture in Pakistan has discouraged the evolution of a democratic society. The constitutional and electoral provisions are inadequate, and sound political leadership has always been lacking. Citizen participation in the political process has been discouraged by the various military regimes. In the absence of popular support, no government has completed its term since 1977. Intolerance of opposition and lack of dialogue has made the political process personal and emotional. Blending Islamic ethos with democratic practice can ensure democratic transition in Pakistan.

Political leadership

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The state and civil society in Pakistan: from crisis to crisis

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Civil society and state politics in Pakistan is unfavorable for the evolution of a stable democracy. Pakistani politicians are motivated by personal prerogatives, and do not think nationally. The religio-political parties have resorted to street agitations to press for an Islamic fundamentalist state. The administration depends upon the military to control ethnic warfare. The imposition of Islamic laws are discriminatory towards women. There is urgent need to decentralize power and to generate a political consensus through dialogue in order to restore democratic civil society in Pakistan.

Civil society

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Issues in contemporary South and Central Asian politics: Islam, ethnicity, and the State

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South and Central Asian Muslim states need to be redefined according to their ethnoculture and common political and economic objectives. Ethnic and secessionist violence has been rife in Afghanistan, Kashmir and Sindh. Pakistan can help by reducing interethnic and interstate tensions in these areas. Central Asian Muslim states were antagonistic about authoritarianism, cultural isolation and Russian exploitation. Islam played a unifying role in their struggle for sovereignty. Central and South Asia should now find a balance between their diverse cultures, religion and the state.

Popular culture, Central Asia, South Asia, Ethnicity, Asia, Southern, Asian cooperation, Asia, Central

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