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100			_aWaseem, Mohammad
245			_aCauses of democratic downslide
260			_c2002
300			_ap.4532-538.
362			_a2 Nov
520			_aThe 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.
650			_aPakistan - Politics and government
650			_aPolitics and government
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a54433
999			_c54433 _d54433