Jinnah's

As the inheritor of some of the most productive and well-irrigated farmland of British India, and much of its educated Muslim middle class, Pakistan could well have chosen to fulfill its founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah's dream of a progressive and prosperous state.

Pakistan's Nuclear Albatross Sadanand Dhume 2011

Bhutto's government, like most of the civilian governments Pakistanis have suffered under, was not only corrupt but politically repressive; forget Jinnah's words about working in cooperation.

Nick Mills: Predictions Nick Mills 2011

Yet, Jinnah's dream died shortly thereafter in 1973, when clerics with a divine mission forcibly passed Pakistan's Second Amendment -- a draconian law that defines who is -- and is not -- a Muslim.

Qasim Rashid: Convert Or Die Qasim Rashid 2011

Yesterday on Twitter, the medium beloved of Taseer, liberal Pakistanis bemoaned the disappearance of "Jinnah's Pakistan" – the tolerant, pluralistic country envisioned by its founder, the lawyer Muhammad Ali Jinnah, in 1947.

A divided Pakistan buries Salmaan Taseer and a liberal dream 2011

Yet, Jinnah's dream died shortly thereafter in 1973, when clerics with a divine mission forcibly passed Pakistan's Second Amendment -- a draconian law that defines who is -- and is not -- a Muslim.

Qasim Rashid: Convert Or Die Qasim Rashid 2011

Yet, Jinnah's dream died shortly thereafter in 1973, when clerics with a divine mission forcibly passed Pakistan's Second Amendment -- a draconian law that defines who is -- and is not -- a Muslim.

Qasim Rashid: Convert Or Die Qasim Rashid 2011

Many of Jinnah's top lieutenants in the Pakistan movement were also Shiites.

Pakistan's Low-Grade Civil War Sadanand Dhume 2011

Many of Jinnah's top lieutenants in the Pakistan movement were also Shia.

The Plight of Pakistan's Shia Sadanand Dhume 2011

Yet, Jinnah's dream died shortly thereafter in 1973, when clerics with a divine mission forcibly passed Pakistan's Second Amendment -- a draconian law that defines who is -- and is not -- a Muslim.

Qasim Rashid: Convert Or Die Qasim Rashid 2011

Mr. Sharif, who is prone to cryptic silences and boring discourses, prefers to focus on Jinnah's democratic vision — at least as long as he's in opposition and his relations with the military are strained.

The Troubled Heart of Pakistan Matthew Kaminski 2011