Stories from Dr Akmal Hussain
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Heroes and political culture
Pakistan’s contemporary heroes are driven by love, desire for freedom and passion to build a more humane society.
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Crisis, classes and parties
There is an absence of mass political parties effectively representing interests of workers, peasants, middle classes.
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Rivers, people, states
The Indus Basin, which has sustained civilisations across millennia, presents new challenges to people of the region.
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The economics of corruption
Bribery restricts economic growth and at the same time accentuates income inequality.
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Pakistan’s renaissance
Key issue is to build political consensus to defend the country, prevent a slide into anarchy and re-establish order.
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Violence, institutions and the state
Violence occurs when the rules don't take account of organisations that specialise in it.
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Constitution and the state
The very organisation that attempts to get extraconstitutional power, actually gets weakened.
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Elements of instability
Romney encourages Pakistan to move towards "more stable government" but what is the nature of the current instability?
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The girl child leads
Malala’s sacrifice makes clear that the time has come to unite and fight for Pakistan and its people.
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Economic growth and the university
To fulfill its function of posing, pursuing new questions, nurturing intellect, freedom in a university is essential.