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Failure OF Democracy IN Pakistan
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FAILURE OF DEMOCRACY IN PAKISTAN:
Definition:
The type of government in which the power is vested in the people, collectively called the voters.
Furthermore the officials and officers are appointed by them and the administration is too done by the
people.
According to the Chambers Dictionary: "democracy also means that 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).
There are three partners of modern democracy, liberty, equality and fraternity. Democracy has become a
worldwide political philosophy regardless of religious beliefs. From the beginning, establishment of
democratic system was the most difficult challenge for Pakistan, which could assure stability, survival and
development. Although Pakistan has taken for establishing a true form of democratic system but
unfortunately the democracy had failed to to taken its roots deep enough to make country a democratic
state. Pakistan was made on the basis of Islam, which is democratic both in letter and spirit. It is
obviously very unfortunate that the county that was achieved by the Quaid e Azam along with his
companions had not succeeded in the establishment of true democracy. Because Pakistan has rised as a
democratic country so it is necessary to have a constitution that could run the state. But different
unexpected events happened in the country that delayed the process of making of a constitution. Then in
1956, Pakistan implemented its first constitution but unfortunately that was dismissed by General Ayub
Khan in 1958. As no country can run without constitution, so the second constitution was implemented in
1962 to give a semblance of democracy.
In the politics, experimentation is always dangerous because it can give rise to instability. Only the
constitution that is above the law can assure the stability among the people of that particular country.
Same is the case held in Pakistan, when the experiment failed, the second Martial law was impoesd in
1969. At that time, no general elections that are necessary for democratic system, had been held in the
country.
This is necessary that there should be a wide based political parties for running democratic system by the
representatives that are elected by the people. The representatives must be answerable before the people
otherwise democracy can become a force. This is what happened in Pakistan. In 1970, general elections
were held again on party basis to put the country on the track of democracy. What followed is the darkest
chapter in the history of the country.
The country was divided due to the lack of political foresight and undemocratic attitude on the part of
political leaders. The war of 1971 wounded Pakistan. As the country was divided so it was essential to
make a new constitution, so the constitution of 1973 was made after the partition of the country. This
constitution has been amended time and again according to the needs and situations because the
constitution is an instrument by which government and other institutions can be controlled. Again in
1977, the general elections were held, that were far from being fair as accepted by the government. Power