عیدی
جب لوگ آسمان کی وسعتوں میں
ایک خم دار دھندلی سی لکیر تلاش کر رہے تھے
جو سب کے لیے باعث ِ مسرت تھی
مگر کسے خبر تھی
وہ شام میرے لیے غموں کے طوفان لانے والی ہے
اس لکیر کو دیکھتے ہوئے
میرے تصور میں بھی ایک نقطہ سا پھیلنے لگا
جو ایک مانوس صورت کا روپ دھار رہا تھا
چند قیمتی اذیت دہ لمحات میں ڈھلتی صورت
In an Islamic state, the leader is obliged by the Quran to run the affairs of the people using ‘Shura’ (consultation). He is elected based upon confidence to lead, not on his policies, because he is obliged to derive laws based upon the Quran and Sunnah، and has no option to not implement the clear laws cont-ained therein, even if not convenient for gov, which provides full protections for people’s rights at all times. In a (Western) secular Democracy, the leaders are not obliged to consult the people in running the affairs (nor fulfil their promises). They derive laws from what is convenient, and may (and do) take away people’s rights using that justification. In Islam, the leader remains in power until he becomes unjust or incompetent. In a (Western) secular Democracy, the leader remains in power despite being unjust or incompetent, and may get elected again if he can lie to the people to persuade them he is the lesser of two evils. An Islamic State is based upon sovereignty to the Creator, who doesn’t change his mind, it not prone to prejudice, bigotry or ignorance. A (Western) secular Democracy is based upon sovereignty of the Individual, who does change their mind, is prone to prejudice, bigotry and ignorance. This article explains deeply about Comparison of Islamic concept of state and non Islamic Idea of State.
This study aims to analyze the political landscape of Pakistan as it exists today and explain its structure, or lack thereof under the monumental changes brought about by the 18th amendment. In this regard, the textual analysis of 1973 constitution specifically, and the 18th amendment as a whole was carried out. Interviews from a selected sample of those directly involved and impacted by the amendment were conducted in order to address the research questions. Thematic analysis of the interview data was done so as to determine the general theme of responses and generate a discussion with respect to the specific research questions. Subsequently the final data was subjected to an ontological and epistemological study, to discover the underlying workings of the 18th amendment. This analysis was then subjected to reliability testing of the sample in order to cross examine the evidence and corroborate key findings of the research. The analysis of the 18th amendment reveals that the document itself is highly conducive to existence of a theoretically perfect model of federalism. The problem lies in the fact that the amendment has to undo decades of damage to the political landscape of Pakistan under the various rulers. Some of this damage is highly intangible in nature, which can only be erased with time. The major hurdles in establishing a grassroot level democratic government, seems to be the political parties in power within the various provinces. Years of autocratic and dictatorial rule has rendered those in charge of these parties unwilling to provide an environment truly conducive to the perfect model of federalism.