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Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi

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The realities of Pakistan

Strengthening positive ones should be priorityPakistan represents a complex reality of positive and negative trends. Like a large number of Asian and African states, Pakistan manifests discontinuiti

Oct 3, 2012
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Religion, state and disorder

The state is losing its capacity to functionThe extreme violence in several cities of Pakistan on September 21, 2012, negated the spirit of the officially announced Day for Love of the Prophet and u

Sep 26, 2012
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The executive-judiciary conflict

Looking at the dynamics of the standoffNobody was surprised when, on August 3, 2012, the Supreme Court of Pakistan declared the new contempt of court law as unconstitutional. Such a judgment was exp

Aug 8, 2012
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Who is sovereign in Pakistan?

Depends on who you ask…Sovereignty is an imprecise concept because its operationalisation in the form of institutions and processes is a complex affair. It is easy to say that sovereignty belongs

Aug 1, 2012
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Democracy’s uncertain future

Beleaguered beyond beliefPakistan can be described as a democratic country with an elected government that functions under a more or less liberal democratic constitution. The 18th and 20th constitut

Jul 25, 2012
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Politics on the supply route

The rubber meets the roadThe reopening of supply route through Pakistan for NATO/United States goods on July 3 was the outcome of one of the longest and arduous negotiation processes between the Uni

Jul 11, 2012
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The political endgame

We often talk of the endgame in Afghanistan but we will have to wait for 2014 to see how this endgame is fully played out by competing interests inside and outside Afghanistan.However, another endg

Jul 4, 2012
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Competition for power

Everybody jostlesIn an interview to a foreign news channel in Davos on January 26, PM Gilani rejected the notion that “democracy was under threat and a creeping coup was taking place in Pakistan

Jan 31, 2012
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Institutional role conflict

Moderation and restraint is the call of the dayThe threat of military takeover, discussed in the political circles on 11 January, has been averted, at least for the time being. However, the civili

Jan 17, 2012
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No country for elected men?

National security and democracyNational security is integral to any state system. Internal and external dimensions of national security are assigned an important place in resource allocation and p

Jan 10, 2012
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