Social structure and democracy in

Pakistan
Even after more than 70 years of existence and around 17 years
of continuous rule by elected governments, Pakistan could not
attain the desirable levels of political stability and economic
growth. The political and economic situation in the country
currently has become so adverse that nothing could be forecast
with certainty about the future of the present government. The
foremost reason for this is the lack of political and economic
stability in Pakistan and the resultant social chaos has been that
democracy as a culture and institution has failed to flourish and
evolve in the country. Various related factors have been
responsible for the failure of democracy to evolve as an
institution in Pakistan. These factors need to be identified,
analysed and documented by the policymakers so that a
sustainable political and economic stability can be achieved.

At the outset it must be understood that the culture of society

determines the nature, structure and functions of institutions of
that society, including the state. Looking at the institutions of
democracy from that standpoint reveals that the foremost and
underlying cause that a democratic culture has not evolved in
Pakistan has been the incompatibility between the social
structure of the country and the essence and values of a
democratic culture. The nature of social structure, which
comprises social institutions, social values, social roles and
social statuses of Pakistan has fundamentally been
undemocratic in form. As democratic culture primarily is based
on the values of equality, equity, justice, freedom and
individualism (together creating a culture of merit, inventiveness
and amity) these values have hardly been prevalent in Pakistan’s
social structure.

Pakistan’s social structure is profoundly and extensively tribal,

ultraconservative and thus anti-change. The culture which such
social structure promotes hardly has any space for the above-
mentioned democratic ideals to be attained. Such social
structure is hierarchical in orientation which functions primarily
on the institutionalisation and reverence of traditional figures of
authorities like tribal and clan chiefs and religious figures. That is
the fundamental reason that symbols of traditional authorities like
Khan, Malik, Chaudhry, Wadera and Sardar on the one hand and
maulvis on the other hand have been dominating the society
through their societal power and influence to the exclusion of the
masses and their consciously and freely-elected democratic and
liberal leaders. These symbols and figures of traditional
authorities have been colluding to entrench their respective
power base on the one hand and to ricochet any challenge to it.
As this challenge could only come from liberal and democratic
figures, values and institutions under the umbrella of democratic
political structure, tribal chieftains and clerical leadership have
been trying their utmost to prevent democracy evolve. Many of
the traditional figures also joined the political system by
appealing to the conservative constituency to make it hostage to
their vested interests and in this way make it unviable.
Innumerable feudal lords and maulvis have joined the political
system of Pakistan over the decades and their efforts to
dominate it have seriously compromised the vitality and
functionality of the system, whose biggest victim has been
democracy.
The success of traditional authorities in this connection has
mainly been due to the strategy of traditional power brokers to
infiltrate and dominate the institutions of democracy like
parliament, political parties and elected governments. Therefore,
it is no surprise that most Pakistani political parties have evolved
into family-limited companies with politics being their prime
business. Traditional authorities have used their power base to
domineer the institutions and values of democracy. Thus the very
institutions which could otherwise have been a guarantee of
flourishing democracy in Pakistan, have served as stumbling
blocks for evolution of democracy.

Institutions of a tribal culture intrinsically operate on the principle

of inequality and top-down flow of power and authority.
Therefore, the values of a tribal culture, like that of Pakistan, are
incompatible rather in conflict with the values of democracy. So
in a society based on tribal principles equality is hard to be
attained. Contrarily, democracy functions on the very principle of
equality to all members of society and the state. For instance,
every member of society and citizen of the state, has only one
vote to exercise and is expected to have equal opportunity of
social and economic mobility. Although in theory the Pakistani
political system, which is outwardly democratic but inwardly not,
operates on the principle of one-person-one-vote (universal
suffrage) but most of the people cannot use vote freely either
because of the pressure of the respective traditional authorities
or bonds or because of their lack of education and information.
Resultantly, the government which gets elected is based on what
German political thinker-cum-political sociologist Noelle
Neumann called ‘loud minority’ while the majority becomes
‘silent.’
Another very important aspect of the failure of democracy to
evolve in Pakistan is that the auxiliary institutions, which
otherwise ought to provide support to Parliament, people and
political leadership to build their capacities of policymaking and
their execution by providing them education and information
have been working at cross purposes. These institutions which
include the bureaucracy and all the government departments,
due to relatively good education and administrative skills of their
human resource, have been working for personal and
institutional benefits by taking advantage of the ignorance of the
masses. This is the basic reason that bureaucrats and top civil
servants have been enjoying all kinds of perks and privileges out
of the taxpayers’ money while the very purpose of good
governance remains a pipedream in the state of Pakistan. As the
flourishing of true democracy is thus against the interest of the
bigwigs of the government institutions, they develop a natural
affinity with members of traditional authorities to stunt the growth
of democracy.

Moreover, the institutions of the state get their human resources

mostly from among the masses socialised into highly tribal and
ultraconservative social structures, therefore, they do not have
the capacity and comprehension of how to support democracy.
Principally and ideally these state institutions must support
democracy and more importantly promote the values of
democracy: equality, equity, justice and freedom by ensuring
good governance through transparency, accountability, rule of
law and participation. However, this ideal has been unachievable
because the parliamentary political system has reinforced the
traditional and reactionary social structure instead of overcoming
its shortcomings.
Failure of Democracy in Pakistan: Causes and Solution

Pakistan came into being before 60 year almost but still

endeavoring to develop the institution of politics in its society. The
founding father of this country, Mr. Jinnah, achieved this country
democratically and constitutionally. Unfortunately destiny did not
give enough time to him to draw the socio – economic, religious
and political map of newly born state. During early 21 years of its
life - 1947 to 1969 - Pakistan was governed by civil – military
bureucracy under oligarchic and authoritarian traditions. This was
first chapter of dictatorship. Second and third one were during
1979 to 1988 and 1999 to 2007 under military dictators.

First democratic election held in 1970 and a uninanimous

constitution was passed by parliament in 1973 in which,
democratic parliamentary government system was introduced. So
here started first democratic phase (1970 – 1979) under the
inspiring leadership of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Second and third
phases of democracy were between 1988 to 1999 and 2007 to
the present date. So democratic era in Pakistan is almost 24
years. During this time, elected leaders proved themselves as a
comprehensive failure and they were and they are failed to deliver
to the public. Why democratic traditions are not developed in
Pakistan up till now? What were and what are the major causes
behind failure of democracy here? Now I will explain it.

Causes of failure of democracy in Pakistan lies in our socio -

political system. Feudalism, illiterate and apathetic people, self –
imposed leaders and inherited politics are a few salient features
of this system. It's a feudal state where we are living and most of
our political leaders are just feudal lords and they and have
assumed and established their identity as political leaders.
Feudalism has been leading towards the traditions of inherited
politics as well in this country. In this feudal culture, millions of
people are landless and illiterate peasants and their social status
is not more than a slave. In addition to this, such landless
peasants community is living in acute poverty. Auctoritas of this
community is not even accordance with the minimum standards of
human rights. How can such impoverished, deprived and
economically marginalized peasants community can express their
will freely in a democratic process? The essence of democracy
lies in the general will of the public. So during election, such
community is supposed to express the will of the feudal lords.
May be due to their lack of knowledge or the fear of the landlord,
landless peasants do so. In such circumstances, can we expect
from landless rural peasants that they are able to evaluate the
credibility of their so – called leaders and the manifesto of political
parties before voting? I don't think so they are able to do this.
Almost 70% population of Pakistan leading life in such feudal and
rural traditions. Consequently, general election becomes a
selection of a few based upon the will of a few who are powerful
and leading a privileged life. In this way, democracy has been
reduced to oligarchy and aristocracy in our country.

In our democratic set up, our elected leaders even visit their
constituencies for a for a few times as they have no any concern
with the welfare of the deprived communities. As a result, firstly
they don't want to know about community problems at grass root
level and secondly, they are unable to find out solutions of them.
So far as illiteracy is concerned, it is also a major root cause
behind the failure of democracy in Pakistan. Literacy is the very
first and the most important pre – requisite for democracy.
Accordingly the Census of 1998, literacy rate of Pakistan was
43.92%.and literacy rate among rural community of Pakistan was
33.64% in 1998. But these are official and manipulated statistics
which are unable to paint the real picture of our population. Actual
literacy rate is even below than these figures particularly in rural
areas. So maximum part of our population is still suffering in the
vicious cycle of illiteracy and they are unable to contribute
anything towards the development of Pakistan. Illiteracy also
leads to poverty. An illiterate and economically impoverished
community has only concern with bread and butter and they
cannot comprehend and follow the true spirit of democracy. As a
result, such community gives guns in the hands of monkeys by
electing irrelevant persons who are not competent enough to
cope with the contemporary national and international challenges.
On the other hand, our leaders are always busy in pillaging the
national resources and throwing dust into eyes of ignorant and
slave people. Another beautiful manifestation of illiteracy is that
most of our politicians contest election on the base of fake
degrees. In such morally corrupt and illiterate nation, how
democracy can flourish and become functional here?

I discussed two major causes of failure of democracy in Pakistan.

So far as current democratic government is concerned, it has
been failed comprehensively to deliver as well. Democracy is here
now but in a failed and a flopped form. It has become just a
slogan of exploitation in Pakistan and nothing else. A democratic
government is required to do provide justice, social welfare and
security to the public. But in the present setup, government has
not perceived or made any such integrated package for the
nation. On the other hand, corruption and embezzlement are in
full swing now. There is no security for the citizens and people are
being killed like rats on the name of target killing. Suicide due to
poverty and unemployment has become so common now. Now in
2011, in Pakistan, maximum population comprising youth. But
there is no jobs and employment for them and they are being
underutilized. The sovereignty of our country and land has been
simply auctioned to the Uncle Sam and Pakistan has been
reduced to a colony of Ammerica. In such a way, all the state
departments and institutions have been failed from bottom to top.
When Pakistani public is fed up with the governance of corrupt
democratic government, then sometimes they propagate that
there was enough prosperity during previous military regimes and
there is no doubt, military coups of the past were the
consequence of failed democratic governments.

But issue is that our democratic rulers are not divine and we as a
nation elect them. How we can challenge their aunthticity? Yes
we cannot and they are our representatives. When general public
will be socially impoverished, deprived and illiterate, it will produce
incompetent, opportunist and corrupt leadership. Such leaders
just exploit people and they secure their vote bank on the name of
democracy. Our leaders assert that they are for the people but
actually, they entertain their vested interest only. Provision of
social welfare, education and justice is not their priorities. The
priorities of our gluttonous leadership are to secure Swiss Bank
Accounts, flats in London and Saray Mahal only. Unfortunately
such attitude has become modus operandi of our politicians.
At the end, I want to give some recommendations and
accoutrements which are inevitable to make democracy a
successful saga in Pakistan and to strengthen the fraternity of the
nation in general. Sweatshops of feudalism should be closed and
traditions of inherited politics must be abolished. Education and
social liberty should be given to the all nation in general and to the
rural community in particular. There should be social equality,
justice and rule of law across the country. Irrespective of their
social status and level of wealth, all the citizens should be
considered equally accountable of their deeds. Youth must be
promoted and young, energetic and educated people should be
encouraged in every sphere of life. When our nation will be
literate and social freedom will be there, then genuine and
competent leadership will emerge from bottom of our society and
it will focus on the social welfare and security of general public
and sovereignty of our land. A successful execution of all these
pragmatic measures may can lead towards a strong democratic
Pakistan in true sense and this task is not insurmountable.
Otherwise game of Chess between politicians and Military will
continue as it was in the past.

Failure of Democracy in Pakistan

Democracy is a form of government in which supremacy of power
is vested in the people of the voters collectively, and it is
administered by them or the officers appointed by them. according
to Chambers Dictionary it also means a state of society
characterized by recognition of equality of right and privileges
political, social and legal equality. The most accepted definition of
democracy is Government of the people, for the people, and by
the people (Abraham Lincoln).
Liberty, equality and fraternity are the helpmates of modern
democratic political creed. Irrespective of religious belief , clime
and country democracy has become a watchword and political
philosophy in the free world, as opposed to dictatorship and
despotic rule.
Scene its inception, the most difficult challenge Pakistan has
struggled to meet has been to establish a true democratic system,
which could guarantee its survival, stability and development.
Unfortunately, the plant of democracy in Pakistan has not taken its
roots deep enough to make the country “a durable democratic
state”, despite this fact that Pakistan blossomed in the soil of
democracy. Pakistan was conceived on the basis of Islam, which
is democratic both in letter and spirit. It is indeed very unfortunate
and a sad testimony that the plant planted by Quaid-e-Azam and
watered by the blood of millions of Muslim men, women and
children has not thrived in the country. In other words we have not
proved worthy of the freedom achieved after immense sacrifices
and constant vigilance as the price of liberty. After the sad demise
of Quaid-e-Azam and Shaheed-e-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan, the spirit
of freedom movement died down and selfish interests and political
intrigues dominated the national scene.
Again Pakistan began as a democratic country. It is imperative to have
constitution when a country. It is imperative to have constitution when a
country starts fresh. Sudden and unexpected events within the body politics of
Pakistan not only delayed the making of a constitution according to the needs
and ideology of the country but also thwarted the process shaping the opinion
in favour of democracy as a modern political necessity. The Draft Resolution
was thrown into cold storage. Anyhow, the country had a Constitution in 1956
that was strangled and killed after military coup by General Ayub Khan in
1958. As no country can run without Constitution, which provides checks and
imposes certain limitations, the second constitution was drawn in 1962 to give
a semblance of democracy in the form of Basic Democracy and to suit the
purpose of one man who was a dictator in guise of a president. Not
Parliamentary but presidential form of government with wide powers was
imposed on the people. It also served the seeds of regionalism and
disintegration in the country. There was democracy in name only.
Experimentation in politics is always dangerous because it kills continuity of
democratic convention and gives rise to instability in the country. It is only a
strong constitution that is always above the ordinary law and gives stability
and inspires sense of nationhood among the people. When the experiment
failed, second Marshal Law was imposed in 1969. No direct elections, that are
essential for healthy democratic process and to change the government
according to the choice of the people, had been held in the country.
Wide based political parties are essential for running democratic government
by the elected representatives of the people. The representatives should not
only enjoy the support of the people or the voters but they should also be
answerable before them. Otherwise democracy becomes a force. This is what
happened in Pakistan. Some ambitious politicians, right hand men to the
despotic rulers, rose on the political horizons and started ganging their own
gait. The cloud of disintegration had already assumed dark colour. 1970
Elections were held in free atmosphere on party basis to put the country on
road to democracy. What followed is the darkest chapter in the history of the
country.
The country was dismembered as a result of lack of political foresight, sense
of compromise and undemocratic attitude on the part of some political
leaders. The war of 1971 maimed Pakistan; broken shred were put together.
The breaking of the country necessitated making of a fresh constitution and
the result was 1973 Constitution democracy in Pakistan.
Nothing had been provide in 1973 Constitution to secure this, though it ought
to have been so to make it a lasting document. The very fact that it that id had
been amended time and again is a clear proof of its weakness. Constitution is
an instrument by which government can be controlled but it was otherwise.
The next elections were held in1977. The elections were far from being fair
and had been rigged as accepted by the then government. Power was used to
prolong power. People came out into the streets and again power was used to
suppress the public. Thousands lost their lives for the sake of democratic
rights. The country was on the verge of civil war; the Army Chief General Zia
stepped in and the country was again thrown into the lap of Marshal Law.
In the late 1980’s democracy was again at the crossroads in Pakistan after the
demise of General Zia due to natural calamity. Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto
and Nawaz Sharif also failed comprehensively. Four General elections in the
1990’s brought each of them twice to power. They did not seem interested in
developing of the democratic norms in the country. Neither respected
constraints on the use of power rather they trimmed and amended the
constitution for their personal convenience. Their behavior brought ruin to the
democracy. It also brought the military back to power.
Thus we see that the main causes of failure of democracy in Pakistan had
been lack of regard for the country’s constitution and misuse of powers. The
country’s constitution have been ignored and tampered with time and again.
There has been plenty of the lip service paid to the constitution and to the
constitutional practice in the country. Deviation from the constitution had been
the main reason why the sapling of democracy could not flourish and thrive in
the country.
Another reason for the break up of the democratic rule had been the
contending political ideologies propagated by the political parties. The political
profession is much to be blamed for playing the game for political gains and
for seeking power instead of serving the people and the country. The very
purpose of creating Pakistan has been thrown into the background. The
practice of political aggrandizement led to side spread administrative and
social corruption. We have still to see real rule of law in the country.
Democracy can never exist without rule of law, justice, civil liberties and
equality of opportunities. Representative ruler ship could not uphold these
values due to favoritism, nepotism and obstructing the curse of law.
Treasury benches and opposition are the essential constituents of democracy.
The nascent institutions of democracy can be strengthened. They are
essential for making the democratic set up work. In fact democracy was
revived in Pakistan, these democratic conventions were shown poor respect.
The rulers were too proud to listen and to bear criticism. Such limping
democracy could not serve long.
A survey of democracy in Pakistan can not be completed without assessing
the electorate, the voters who are the makers and of leaders and mainstay of
democracy. Right of franchise is the bedrock of democracy. Three elections
on party basis in 1970, 1771 and 1998 indicated that the majority of the voters
did not exercise their right. Again in three election in 1990’s the average
turnout was very dismal.
Unless the people are educated and use their votes intelligently, democracy
can never prosper and run smoothly in the county. One of the reasons of
constitution’s weakness in Pakistan is vast uneducated and uniformed
electorate. Aristotle has rightly remarked: “To neglect the education of the
young ones, is to weaken the constitution of the country”. Democracy is a
function of education. It can not be managed effectively and justly without
sound education of the voters and their high level of information.
In conclusion, it can be analyzed that it is not democracy that has failed but
the politicians who have failed to run the country on correct democratic
principles of equality, justice and fraternity. Moreover, the electorate has been
unable to check and control the professional politicians that have changed
colour like a chameleon.
The remedy lies in the words of Lord Beveridge, “Power as a means of getting
things done appeals to that men share with brutes; to fear and greed; power
leads those who wield it to desire it for its own sake, not for service it am
render, and to seek its continuance on their own hands. Influence as a means
of getting things done appeals to that which distinguishes men from brutes.
The way out of worlds troubles today is to treat men as men, to enthrone
influence over power and to make power revocable”.
If we want to make Pakistan a really lasting democracy, we must act on the
above advice. Thin only will enter in the reign of true democracy and the
people will manage their own affairs instead of being dupes and pawns in the
hands of dishonest men.

Why Democracy fails in Pakistan?

Politics and democracy cannot be differentiated. They have the
same characters. Politics nearly to me is the “Process of out
coming something”. The politics practiced by politicians in the
context of Pakistan cannot be called as a politics. The politics of
Pakistan is a challenging aspect in every part and arena. There
are huge myths and errors in while following the politics of
Pakistan. Students Federation is having big role on the student
political profile. Due to ban on Students federation from General
Zia-Ul-Haq era, the students are in different political organizations
in the name of “IJT, ISF, JTI, PSO, and PSF”.
While giving some facts about politics let me introduce that how
politics of Pakistan is in process. First issue here comes with the
backward areas of Pakistan like Fata IDP’s (internally displaced
people), Balochistan, Sindh (TharParkar) and the poor people in
internal Punjab. As in research of DR. Aliya she says that poor
people in Pakistan give vote due to their needs. They are paid for
their votes. And they vote following the will of politicians.
In Baluchistan “Females” are not having National ID Cards. Even
they are not given rights and they take permissions from their
guardians for every phenomenon. In Baluchistan, Fata and DIR
the females are not allowed to caste vote and hardly 5% of vote is
casted. Media is used as a tool for the elites of the Pakistan for
their own benefits.
As using word in my article topic “A threat to Security” it basically
means to me is that each state allows its citizen to ask questions
from their government or state institutions that while using funds
or doing any political works what is the really regardless word
behind him. And state openly accepts the queries and answers it
openly without any issue. But here In Pakistan asking question
makes an issue.
State institutions didnot allow people to ask or give feedback on
any issue regarding state system. Mainly issue is with our
politicians and establishment. In the 70 years of Pakistan
governmental history we can say that 40 years have been ruled
by “Martial law” or “Military rule”, and 30 years by politicians. The
cause of military rule in Pakistan is due to the failure of
democracy. From the start we are having issue with Democracy.
On 14th 1947 August when Pakistan got independence after 8 days
on 22 August Jinnah dissolved the government of “Khudai
khidmatgar movement” in NWFP. From that very day the crashes
in Pakistan democracy.
Hurdles in democracy of Pakistanis the politicians gave space to
the military rule. I would simply say that why political system is
weak or not workable? While giving very fresh example from
Balochistan government is that Chief Minister of 2013 elections
he got some hundreds vote and he became the representation of
Balochistan for two and a half years. Election commission is
having its patronage system.
We want classlessness but we are still waiting for Democracy.
There are some people who decide the future of many people but
those are a not workable process. In real sense of democracy
while not asking questions is also a big disability and they are
having fears that we can’t get jobs. Basically we systematize the
system. And that’s why system is fail and disabled. It needs extra
efforts.

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Pakistan came into being before 60 year almost but still
endeavoring to develop the institution of politics in its society. The
founding father of this country, Mr. Jinnah, achieved this country
democratically and constitutionally. Unfortunately destiny did not
give enough time to him to draw the socio – economic, religious
and political map of newly born state. During early 21 years of its
life – 1947 to 1969 - Pakistan was governed by civil – military
bureucracy under oligarchic and authoritarian traditions. This was
first chapter of dictatorship. Second and third one were during
1979 to 1988 and 1999 to 2007 under military dictators. First
democratic election held in 1970 and a uninanimous constitution
was passed by parliament in 1973 in which, democratic
parliamentary government system was introduced. So here
started first democratic phase
(1970 – 1979) under the inspiring leadership of Zulfiqar Ali
Bhutto. Second and third phases of democracy were between
1988 to 1999 and 2007 to the present date. So democratic era in
Pakistan is almost 24 years. During this time, elected leaders
proved themselves as a comprehensive failure and they were and
they are failed to deliver to the public. Why democratic traditions
are not developed in Pakistan up till now? What were and what
are the major causes behind failure of democracy here? Now I will
explain it. Causes of failure of democracy in Pakistan lies in our
socio – political system. Feudalism, illiterate and apathetic people,
self – imposed leaders and inherited politics are a few salient
features of this system. It's a feudal state where we are living and
most of our political leaders are just feudal lords and they and
have assumed and established their identity as political leaders.
Feudalism has been leading towards the traditions of inherited
politics as well in this country. In this feudal culture, millions
of people are landless and illiterate peasants and their social
status is not more than a slave. In addition to this, such landless
peasants community is living in acute poverty. Auctoritas of this
community is not even accordance with the minimum standards of
human rights. How can such impoverished, deprived and
economically marginalized peasants community can express their
will freely in a democratic process? The essence of democracy
lies in the general will of
the public. So during election, such community is supposed to
express the will of the feudal lords. May be due to their lack of
knowledge or the fear of
the landlord, landless peasants do so. In such circumstances, can
we expect from landless rural peasants that they are able to
evaluate the credibility of their so – called leaders and the
manifesto of political parties before voting? I don't think so they
are able to do this. Almost 70% population of Pakistan leading life
in such feudal and rural traditions. Consequently, general election
becomes a selection of a few based upon the will of a few who
are powerful and leading a privileged life. In this way, democracy
has been reduced to oligarchy and aristocracy in our country. In
our democratic set up, our elected leaders even visit their
constituencies for a for a few times as they have no any concern
with the welfare of the deprived communities. As a result, firstly
they don't want to know about community problems at grass root
level and secondly, they are unable to find out solutions of them.
So far as illiteracy is concerned, it is
also a major root cause behind the failure of democracy in
Pakistan. Literacy is the very first and the most important pre –
requisite for democracy. Accordingly the Census of 1998, literacy
rate of Pakistan was 43.92%.and literacy rate among rural
community of Pakistan was 33.64% in 1998. But these are official
and manipulated statistics which are unable to paint the real
picture of our population. Actual literacy rate is even below than
these figures particularly in rural areas. So maximum part of our
population is still suffering in the vicious cycle of illiteracy and they
are unable to contribute anything towards
the development of Pakistan. Illiteracy also leads to poverty. An
illiterate and economically impoverished community has only
concern with bread and butter and they cannot comprehend and
follow the true spirit of democracy. As a result, such community
gives guns in the hands of monkeys by electing irrelevant persons
who are not competent enough to cope with the contemporary
national and international challenges. On the other hand, our
leaders are always busy in pillaging the national resources and
throwing dust into eyes of ignorant and slave people. Another
beautiful manifestation of illiteracy is that most of our politicians
contest election on the base of fake degrees. In such morally
corrupt and illiterate nation, how democracy can flourish and
become functional here? I discussed two major causes of failure
of democracy in Pakistan. So far as current democratic
government is concerned, it has been failed comprehensively to
deliver as well. Democracy is here now but in a failed and a
flopped form. It has become just a slogan of exploitation in
Pakistan and nothing else. A democratic government is required
to do provide justice, social welfare and security to the public. But
in the present setup, government has not perceived or made any
such integrated package for the nation. On the other
hand,corruption and embezzlement are in full swing now. There is
no security for the citizens and people are being killed like rats on
the name of target killing. Suicide due to poverty and
unemployment has become so common now. Now in 2011, in
Pakistan, maximum population comprising youth. But there is no
jobs and employment for them and they are being underutilized.
The sovereignty of our country and land has been simply
auctioned to the Uncle Sam and Pakistan has been reduced to a
colony of Ammerica. In such a way, all the state departments and
institutions have been failed from bottom to top. When Pakistani
public is fed up with the governance of corrupt democratic
government, then sometimes they propagate that there was
enough prosperity during previous military regimes and there is
no doubt, military coups of the past were the consequence of
failed democratic governments. But issue is that our democratic
rulers are not divine and we as a nation elect them. How we can
challenge their aunthticity? Yes we cannot and they are our
representatives. When general public will be socially
impoverished, deprived and illiterate, it will produce incompetent,
opportunist and corrupt leadership. Such leaders just exploit
people and they secure their vote bank on the name of
democracy. Our leaders assert that they are for the
people but actually, they entertain their vested interest only.
Provision of social welfare, education and justice is not their
priorities. The priorities of our gluttonous leadership are to secure
Swiss Bank Accounts, flats in London and Saray Mahal only.
Unfortunately such attitude has become modus operandi of our
politicians. At the end, I want to give some recommendations and
accoutrements which are inevitable to make democracy a
successful saga in Pakistan and to strengthen the fraternity of the
nation in general. Sweatshops of feudalism should be closed and
traditions of inherited politics must be abolished. Education and
social liberty should be given to the all nation in general and to the
rural community in particular. There should be social equality,
justice and rule of law across the country. Irrespective of their
social status and level of wealth, all the citizens should be
considered equally accountable of their deeds. Youth must be
promoted and young, energetic and educated people should be
encouraged in every sphere of life. When our nation will be
literate and social freedom will be there, then genuine and
competent leadership will emerge from bottom of our society and
it will focus on the social welfare and security of general public
and sovereignty of our land. A successful execution of all these
pragmatic measures may can lead towards a strong democratic
Pakistan in true sense and this task is not insurmountable.
Otherwise game of Chess between politicians and Military will
continue as it was in the past.
WIKIPEDIA

Democracy in Pakistan
Democracy(Urdu: ‫ ;جمہوریت‬pronounced jamhooriat) is one of the ideologies
and systems upon which Pakistan was sought to be established in 1947 as
a nation-state, as envisaged by the leader and founding father of the
nation, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Pakistan constitutionally is a
democratic parliamentary republic with its political system based on an
elected form of governance. Today Pakistan is the one of the newest
democracies since 2008, with the first democratic elections held in 2013 to
complete a 5-year term for the first time in its political history. As of current
status,[when?] Pakistan is also the 5th largest and is also the
largest Majoritarian democracy and (non-liberal) in the world and perhaps
considered as one of the world's larger Islamic democracies in the Muslim
world as opposed to a modern liberal democracy, such as modern Republic
of Turkey, with its western orientated values.[1][2]
History
It was one of the earliest and largest ancient human civilisations
alongside Mesopotamia, the Nile Valley, Anatolia and ancient China,
known for its highly developed, sophisticated and urbanised culture and
much later also old Greece which had some form of democratic rule.
Historians and social scientists studying the civilisation's social structure
observe that the Indus Valley had an organised planning system, including
standard architecture, civic controls, consistent grid layouts and uniformed
sanitary facilities. This well-disciplined lifestyle and a common Rule of
Law extending throughout a large area leads some historians to believe
and suggest the Indus Valley civilisation in Pakistan as possibly the earliest
cradle and model of democracy; one which was based on a "popular rule
by the people" based on the conceptions of Welfare State and Rule of law
(and hence the presence of some form of Democracy) which even
predated old Greece.[3][4]

Political system
Democracy failed exceptionally quickly after independence because
Pakistan possessed a weak and fragmented political party that was unable
to resolve key governing conflicts.[5] In the wake of intensifying political
instability, the civilian bureaucracy and military assumed governing power
in 1958. Since its independence, Pakistan's democratic system has
fluctuated between civilian and military governments at various times
throughout its political history, mainly due to political instability, civil-military
conflicts, political corruption, and the periodic coup d'états by the military
establishment against weak civilian governments, resulting in the
enforcement of martial law across the country (occurring
in 1958, 1977 and 1999, and led by chief martial law administrator-
generals Ayub Khan, Zia-ul-Haq and Pervez
Musharraf respectively).[6] Democracy in Pakistan, however imperfect, has
been allowed to function to varying degrees. Until 2013, Pakistan did not
experience even one democratic transfer of power from one democratically
elected government that had completed its tenure to another. All of its
previous democratic transitions have been aborted by military coup
.[7] Should the 2018 elections see the success it will be the longest period
for which Pakistan has stayed a democracy without witnessing a military
coup.

See also[

 Military coups in Pakistan

 Secularism in Pakistan
 Socialism in Pakistan