Ethnic and religious identity politics must not be allowed to sabotage Pakistan’s continued survival
Mustafa Qadri
The Guardian, Monday 26 April 2010 12:09 BST
Many an observer has written Pakistan’s obituary. Whether or not it was ever a good idea, Pakistan has managed to survive the past six decades. Although ethnic and religious identity politics has routinely threatened its dismemberment, there remains no credible option but to make Pakistan work.
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Sorry for not posting more travel diary entries of late. Or perhaps that’s a good thing? I’ve been a little flat out putting some stories together. The decision to impeach Musharraf didn’t help either… in terms of my workload. I’m still way behind on some non-Pakistan stories including one which is oh, just around 2 [...]
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