Papers by Amir Ullah Khan Political Science
Al-Idah, 2020
Freedom of speech and personal freedom are the natural and constitutional rights of every citizen... more Freedom of speech and personal freedom are the natural and constitutional rights of every citizen in a society. However, the interpretation of these rights is varied from society to society according to their respective socio-cultural, politico-constitutional principles, and religious teachings. Human beings are confronted with paradox of blasphemy and freedom of speech. The misinterpretation of blasphemy and right to freedom of expression of opinion has created great stir in the circles of scholars at different periods; and also resulted in the persecution of prominent scholars and other people. This paper highlights the status of freedom of speech, and its critical evaluation in Islamic Law so as to understand its concept of blasphemy, its teachings on freedom of speech, and on personal security.
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The people of Pakistan have always faced with the paradoxical national security policy. It has al... more The people of Pakistan have always faced with the paradoxical national security policy. It has also remained a mind boggling for the security policy makers in Pakistan. They have failed to engineer a unanimously accepted national security policy so as to establish a balance between the security of Pakistan and security of its citizens. While framing security policy the strategists in different eras have underestimated the balance between the external and internal security threats to Pakistan and its citizens. Extremism in shaping security policy in either form is dangerous for the solidarity and survival of the nation. The recent establishment of military courts under 21 st Constitutional amendment and accentuation on external security has severe futuristic repercussions. Instead of relying on one extreme form or the other form of security, the government with the consensus of all political and constitutional institutions needs to designs a balanced national security doctrine to ens...
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Security and survival are the inborn justifiable rights of every individual in a society. To safe... more Security and survival are the inborn justifiable rights of every individual in a society. To safeguard life, honour, identity and wealth in a state, men had devised various schemes and strategies according to their milieus and needs in different times. The phenomenon of security is always interpreted by different thinkers according to their understandings. This gave impetus to various theories, like liberalism/idealism, neoliberalism, realism, neo-realism, constructivism, feminist theory, critical theory, etc.
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Freedom of speech and personal freedom are the natural and constitutional rights of every citizen... more Freedom of speech and personal freedom are the natural and constitutional rights of every citizen in any society. However, the interpretation of these rights varies from society to society according to their respective socio-cultural, politico-constitutional principles, and religious teachings. Human beings are confronted with paradox of blasphemy and freedom of speech. The misinterpretation of blasphemy and right to freedom of expression of opinion has created great stir in the circles of scholars at different periods and also resulted in the persecution of prominent scholars and other people. This paper highlights the status of freedom of speech, and its critical evaluation in Islamic Law so as to understand its concept of blasphemy, its teachings on freedom of speech, and on personal security.
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The people of Pakistan have always faced with the paradoxical national security policy. It has al... more The people of Pakistan have always faced with the paradoxical national security policy. It has also remained a mind boggling for the security policy makers in Pakistan. They have failed to engineer a unanimously accepted national security policy so as to establish a balance between the security of Pakistan and security of its citizens. While framing security policy the strategists in different eras have underestimated the balance between the external and internal security threats to Pakistan and its citizens. Extremism in shaping security policy in either form is dangerous for the solidarity and survival of the nation. The recent establishment of military courts under 21 st Constitutional amendment and accentuation on external security has severe futuristic repercussions. Instead of relying on one extreme form or the other form of security, the government with the consensus of all political and constitutional institutions needs to designs a balanced national security doctrine to ensure both the security of the country and its citizens as well. Theoretical Framework From both traditional (realist) and non-traditional (Barry Buzan's theory of securitisation) security perspectives, Pakistan and its citizens are confronted with threats emanating from both internal and external actors. The functional actors are foreign intervention in the domestic affairs of the country and influencing the foreign policy of the country. In addition, the non-state actors inside and outside the state are also acting as functional actors. Political and
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Good governance and local government institutionsare intimately connected. Local government syste... more Good governance and local government institutionsare intimately connected. Local government system is essential to empower citizens and enable themto participate in policy-making at grassroots level. In the modern era, the concept of local democracy has gained currency. In Pakistan local democracy is a neglected sector. The 18 th Constitutional Amendment has made the federating units as the custodians of the local government institutions. However, the provinces have failed to introduce viable local bodies. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government introduced Local Government Act (LGA), 2013. The microscopic analytical case study of the existing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa LGA, 2013 reveals some hidden structural flaws which have severe repercussions for local democracy and good governance.
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Security and survival are the inborn justifiable rights of every individual in a society. To safe... more Security and survival are the inborn justifiable rights of every individual in a society. To safeguard life, honour, identity and wealth in a state, men had devised various schemes and strategies according to their milieus and needs in different times. The phenomenon of security is always interpreted by different thinkers according to their understandings. This gave impetus to various theories, like liberalism/idealism, neo-liberalism, realism, neo-realism, constructivism, feminist theory, critical theory, etc.
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