PAKISTAN: What role should Islam play in Pakistan?*

Pakistan’s prominence in the Muslim world stems from its large population and the army, its nuclear capability, its association with the United States in the aftermath of September 11, 2001; but most importantly from the perception – held by most of its people since Pakistan’s creation – that it is an Islamic state.Pakistan’s creation, according to eminent Muslim scholar Akbar Ahmed, “was the result of a movement based on a clear Islamic vision and so the peoples of Pakistan continue to feel res…

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