Stories from Dr Akmal Hussain
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Sinners and the state
Article 62, 63 can be used by opponents or ROs to disqualify a candidate for having “inadequate” knowledge of Islam.
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The IMF and economic revival
It may be necessary for the finance minister of the interim federal government to be sent in to bat.
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Governance challenges ahead
The most important challenge is to develop and systematically implement a strategy to confront violent extremism.
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Spreading fires
For cities to become the new engines of growth, public order and rule of law are necessary, not the fires of anarchy.
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A civilisation silenced
Addressing the crisis involves uniting state organisations to provide justice to those who massacre innocents.
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Post-election challenges
The new government will be confronted with an array of challenges in the economic, security and diplomatic spheres.
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Negotiations, violence, development
The control of violence is a necessary condition for sustained growth to occur in Pakistan.
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Democracy and development
Apart from politics and economics, you cannot have a democracy without a democratic culture.
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Reform or counter revolution
In the case of Pakistan, a combination of political, economic and social factors has created such a critical juncture.
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The Qadri phenomenon
Qadri tapped into the growing resentment in his fiery rhetoric: deprivation of masses in contrast to elite luxury.