GK ASIA

  𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 🇵🇰  Democracy as a system of governance and interest representation demands respect for dissent and opposition. It recognises the principle of majority rule and guarantees protection of minorities. Democracy also builds faith in electoral contestation to gain public office and gives legitimacy to political parties as primary instruments for acquisition and transfer of power from one set of individuals to another. Unfortunately, despite the significance of the above elements, Pakistan is usually considered as a military run country where democratic governments remain fragile and under the thumb of stronger and well organized army. Due to the domination of state institutions over political institutions, Pakistan has become Controlled-Democractic country experienced a steady consolidation of democracy over its 75 year history. This is manifest in the lack of roots of constitutionalism, the absence of fully autonomous judi...