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In a 2016 thesis, the Turkish political scientist Emrah Konuralp writes, “in a society where ethics of citizenship based on civic solidarity is not well established, domination of religious majority would be the case.” Konuralp was not talking about a particular nation-state, but I find this observation apt when applied to Pakistan. 
During a 2006 TV debate, the intellectual Khaled Ahmad asked people in the audience whether they were Muslim first or Pakistani. Ninety percent of the audience answered they were Muslim first. It’s like a Christian in Britain saying he/she is a Christian first. This sounds absurd in an era in which the 18th century idea of the nation-state has become an established norm.  ....

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