(Constitution of Pakistan: Deviations and Struggle for Restoration)
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About the Book
An extraordinary positive aspect of Pakistan’s politics is that despite repeated deviations from the Constitution, this act has never been collectively viewed favorably. Thus, the struggle to end the deviation and restore the suspended Constitution and enforce it in its true spirit has been a constant and enlightening chapter in Pakistan’s political journey. As a result of this struggle, the Constitution which was unanimously adopted in 1973 is still in force today despite two long periods of martial law and military rule. The book under review contains a number of essays in this regard which tell the story of the political and parliamentary struggle that took place, especially during the preparation, adoption and implementation of the 17th Constitutional Amendment. It was the 17th Amendment that paved the way for the 18th Amendment and later the 19th and 20th Amendments. Prof. Khurshid Ahmed, as a member of the Senate of Pakistan, played an active role in all these debates. His speeches on the “Constitution of Pakistan: Deviations and the Struggle for Restoration” cover important legal and constitutional issues regarding national security and politics.
This is the seventh book of IPS’ Press series Armughan-e-Khurshid, which contains speeches and articles of Professor Khurshid Ahmad. The series also includes the following publications:
- Pakistan ki Nazriati Asaas: Nifaz-e-Shariyat aur Madina ki Islami Riasat
(The Ideological Basis of Pakistan: The Implementation of Shari’ah and the Islamic State of Madina) - Dehshat Gardi ke Khilaaf Jang: Pak-Amreeka Taa’wun aur uske Asraat (Volume 1)
(The War on Terror: Pak-US Cooperation and Its Implications {Vol 1}) - Dehshat Gardi ke Khilaaf Jang: Pak-Amreeka Taa’wun aur uske Asraat (Volume 2)
(The War on Terror: Pak-US Cooperation and Its Implications {Vol 2}) - Islam aur Maghrib ki Tehzeebi-o-Syasi Kashmakash
(The Cultural and Political Struggle between Islam and the West) - Aeen – Ikhtiaraat ka Tawazun aur Tarz-e-Hukumrani
(Constitution: Balance of Power and the Style of Governance) - Pakistani Maeeshat ki Soorat-e-Haal: Masayel, Asbaab aur Lahia-e-Amal
(The State of the Pakistan’s Economy: Problems, Causes and Strategies)
About the Author
Professor Khurshid Ahmed (born March 2, Delhi) is a renowned thinker, politician, economist, author and researcher, and is one of the few Pakistani personalities to have a global reputation as an advocate for Pakistan and the Muslim Ummah. One of the major facets of his introduction is his long association with the Jamaat-e-Islami. However, he is such an intellectual and leader with whom even those with intellectual and political differences are convinced of his sincerity, scholarship and patriotism. Prof. Khurshid Ahmed remained a member of the Senate for 22 years, excluding a short hiatus, from 1985 to 2012. He had also served as Minister for Planning and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission. In 1979, he laid the foundation of the Institute of Policy Studies in Islamabad and served as its chairman until 2021. He is the Founding Trustee of the International Islamic University; Chairman of the Mark Field Institute of Higher Education, Leicester, UK; Board of Governors of the University of Management Sciences, Lahore; and Chairman of the Islamic Foundation, UK. Prof. Khurshid Ahmed has edited and authored more than 100 books in Urdu and English. These books and essays have been translated and published in many languages including Arabic, French, Turkish, Bengali, Japanese, German, Indonesian, Hindi, Chinese, Korean, Persian and others. PhD dissertations in leading universities in Malaysia, Turkey and Germany have been written on Professor Khurshid Ahmad. In recognition of his academic and research services, he was awarded with a PhD in Islamic Economics by the University of Malaya, Malaysia, PhD in literature by Loughborough University, UK, in 2004, and a PhD in education by the International Islamic University of Malaysia.
Prof. Khurshid Ahmad was conferred with the highest award by the Islamic Development Bank in 1989 for his valuable contributions to Islamic Economics, while the Saudi government awarded him the Shah Faisal Award in 1990 for his services to Islam at the international level. In addition, in recognition of his services in 1990, the Government of Pakistan awarded him the highest civilian honor, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz.
