Waseem, Mohammad <br/><br/>
Causes of democratic downslide 

 -  2002 
 - p.4532-538. 
 - 2 Nov 
<br/><br/> The dominance of the Punjabi and mohajir communities and the perceived bellicosity of India have played a deterministic role in the shaping of Pakistan.  The elevation of national security as a topmost state concern and the growing centralisation of powers by a federal government has however led to a growing subordination of parliamentary procedures and the alienation of the smaller provinces.  The latest constitutional reforms and a new government only heighten the inherent conflicts that democracy in Pakistan faces. - Reproduced. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Pakistan - Politics and government<br/>Politics and government