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As one recounts Pakistan’s chequered political history, it becomes obvious that military has always projected itself as the only viable alternative to the civilian leadership. It is a crude reality of Pakistan that whenever political leaders have failed, the Generals were emboldened to upsurp political power and retain it for long under the pretext of restoration of “true†democracy. The experience of the preceding decades confirms that democratic ...
Democracy, as a system of governance is widely acknowledged and well established phenomenon all over the world. Though complex, yet it remains flexible, debatable as well as critical at times. The growth of democracy is not uniform in all the parts of the world. However, the mere establishment of democracy is not sufficient. It has to be nurtured, sustained and institutionalized which is possible if there is distributive justice; social equality, economic growth, ...