Towards Responsible Citizenry: Conceptual Framework and the Way Forward

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Towards Responsible Citizenry: Conceptual Framework and the Way Forward

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Author(s): Khalid Rahman

Publication date (Print): 2014

Journal: Policy Perspectives: The Journal of the Institute of Policy Studies

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Islamic teachings and beliefs present the conceptual framework for preparing responsible and concerned citizens, while the acts of worship provide the training and upbringing of individuals and society for the purpose. A Muslim cannot stand indifferent to the needs and requirements of fellow human beings as well as towards the protection and judicious utilization of the nature and natural resources — aimed at comprehensive and all-round development of individual, society and the planet. With 97 percent population being Muslim, the sense of civic responsibility and obligations towards society finds solid ideological footings in Pakistan. It may be cemented further with spread of Islamic teachings, strengthening and channelizing the role of mosque, sensitization through media and synergizing the educational system, particularly the curriculum, for this grand purpose. The government's role Vis-à-vis providing an enabling environment, remains pivotal.

An earlier version of the paper was presented in the seminar titled Promoting Civic Responsibility in Technical Universities of Pakistan, organized by Centre for Policy Studies, COMSATS Institute of Information and Technology, Islamabad on November 26, 2013.

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Title: Policy Perspectives: The Journal of the Institute of Policy Studies

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Publication date (Print): 2014

Volume: 11

Issue: 2

Pages: 93-117

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Khalid Rahman is the Director General, Institute of Policy Studies Islamabad.

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