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Syed Khawar Mehdi examines the case for a presidential republic alongside stronger institutional checks, meaningful provincial devolution and empowered local governments.
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A Presidential Republic, Devolved To The People: The Case For A System That Can Govern Pakistan
Pakistan does not need a stronger ruler. It needs a stronger system—one in which executive authority is constitutionally bounded, institutions can restrain
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September 24, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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Bhutto didn't create inequality but nationalisation broke entrepreneurship. Pakistan needed competition, not state ownership.
By Syed Khawar Mehdi
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Partition, Prosperity And Power: The Making Of Pakistan’s Industrial Economy
The deeper problem lay in the system of incentives, privilege and access that had allowed concentration to become entrenched
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September 10, 2026 at 2:36 PM