Role of Constitutional Patriotism in Pakistan’s National Integration

Abstract

In this research study, I investigated the issue of national integration in Pakistan. Academically, a huge attempt has been made to solve the problem. Almost all are concerned with the challenges, problems, and federation; none is concerned with applying the most viable constitutional strategy to the solution of the problem. Furthermore, theoretically, I analyzed constitutional patriotism, a mechanism that has been successful in several countries in promoting national integration. The literature available on the cases has been analyzed and generalized to the study at hand. Hereafter, the question framed to be answered is: to what extent does constitutional patriotism serve as a framework for promoting national integration in Pakistan, considering the country's ethnic, linguistic, and religious diversity? To answer these questions, I have explained the nature of the problem and then described Pakistan’s constitution in a way that allows for flexibility and adaptability to the key essentials of the constitutional patriotism model. The study is highly significant because it claims to be the first to address the problem within the framework.