The 'Ulama in Contemporary Pakistan: Contesting and Cultivating an Islamic Republic by Mashal Saif (review).

He admitted that the state is involved, but he can't openly say this, because if they (the state) are killing 50 Shi as today, they will kill 200 Shi'as if the Shi'a ulama start naming the state's institutions. She argues that 'despite the ulama 's critiques of particular state bodies and even at times the entirety of the state apparatus, a false consciousness about the state persists' (208) in which they continue to be an active part of the state apparatus. [Extracted from the article]