Rethinking Pakistan: A 21st Century Perspective

Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Pakistan: Towards New Beginnings • Bilal Zahoor
Part I: Identity, Religion and Radicalisation
	1 Refuting the Radicals • Tariq Rahman
	2 Unpacking the Myth of Barelvi Eclecticism: A Historical Appraisal • Tahir Kamran
	3 The Conflicted Self: The Existential Battle between being Muslim and Islamic in Pakistan • Nadeem Farooq Paracha
	4 Can Pakistan Have a De- radicalised Future? • Raheem ul Haque
	5 From Figures of Speech to Fists of Fury: Unchecked Incitements to Violence • Muhammad Abrahim Zaka and Fasi Zaka
	6 Curriculum and the Constitution • Rubina Saigol
Part II: Development, Reform and Governance
	7 Labour Policies and Industrial Relations in Pakistan: A Critical Evaluation • Charles Amjad-Ali and Karamat Ali
	8 Land Reforms: Key to Social Justice and Progress • I. A. Rehman
	9 Pakistan: Charting a New Course to Development • Akmal Hussain
	10 Pakistan’s Fundamental Water Governance Challenges – And How to Overcome Them • Erum Sattar
	11 Is There a Silver Bullet to Pakistan’s Energy Crises? • Naveed Arshad and Fiaz Chaudhry
	12 Pakistan’s Climate Agenda • Tariq Banuri
	13 Bringing Science to Life in Pakistan • Pervez Hoodbhoy
Part III: Rights, Repression and Resistance
	14 Rescuing the White in the Flag • Zohra Yusuf
	15 Crisis of Impunity: Enforced Disappearances in Pakistan • Reema Omer
	16 Of Kings, Queens and Pawns: Civil-Military Relationsin Pakistan • Ayesha Siddiqa
	17 Future of Media Freedom • Umar Cheema
	18 Understanding the Balochistan Conundrum • Rafiullah Kakar
Part IV: Sex, Gender and Emancipation
	19 Sex and Secularism as Resistance Politics • Afiya Shehrbano Zia
	20 In Search of a Pakistani Feminist Discourse • Bina Shah
Part V: Conflict, Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
	21 Peace Must Win • Raza Rumi
	22 Foreign Policy Begins (and Ends) at Home • Muhammad Ismail Khan
Contributors
Bibliography
Index