Although non-political forces crippled democracy several times in the past, no such undemocratic coup has taken place in the twenty-first century in Pakistan. It would be wrong to say that Pakistan never faced crisis in the last 20 years. Be it intra-state terrorism, inter-state proxy wars or socio-economic emergency, nothing has caused the fall of democratic tenures of the elected leaders. General Kayani openly supported the democratic culture of Pakistan by saying that “no matter whatever we shall resolve security issues in FATA under a democratic leadership”. Apart from this, fundamental rights of federating units and people have been secured after the passage of 18th and 25th amendments. At the time of Partition, Pakistan lacked administrative, political, economic and strategic technocracy, so it could not maintain the democratic norms despite multiple attempts to do so. However, as the state grew mature with the passage of time, it developed a sound public option and vigilant civil society. This catered to almost all of the contemporary challenges which were posed to democracy in Pakistan. A few lacuna in the national democratic system are still present but they can easily be filled by revising constitution and election system. Today, Pakistan has an informed civil society, dynamic Constitution and a fair political system unlike it had in the past; thus, democracy will flourish in Pakistan even more in the future. Maslow recalled the oft-quoted definition of democracy given by Abhram Lincoln. He said “Democracy is a system of governance which secures the equal dispensation of rights to every animate or inanimate entity present in the state”. This explanation of democracy is universally accepted. It is an order which keeps every single person at the center of the system. The people collectively decide what they will like to have. The will of the majority is the supreme authority in democracy. No decision is made repugnant to it. Noam Chomsky stated that the more a country grows old, the more democratic it becomes. In his interview to Al-Jazeera news, he said the decolonized states take time to internalize democracy. It is absolutely correct. America could not get rid of civil wars for a century after her Independence. Today, America are said to be democratic but it took 244 years for America to become democratic. On the other hand, Pakistan is already much more democratic after 73 years than America was after 150 years. It is right to say that Pakistan is more democratic than ever today. It safeguards the fundamental rights of every citizen notwithstanding his ethnicity, color, caste or creed. The three organs of state (judiciary, legislature and executive) are observing democratic values. No one is spared from the institution of accountability. This was, however, not observed in the past. Pakistan has a chequred history. Although federalism was stated in the Constitution, it was not actualized. This lead to a fatal delay of 9 years in the process of Constitution making. Even after the enforcement of Constitution, it was abused because of colonial mindset of the politicians. Maulvi Tamezuddin case is the biggest slap on the face of democracy where the abrogation of Constitution was justified on the pretext of Kelson’s theory. This led to widespread chaos among the Bengalis. Instead of democratically giving the mandate to the winning party, Yayha Khan favoured a person from the East Pakistan. Democracy was severely damaged in this duration. It finally resulted in the fall of Dhaka. Pakistan lost half of its territory due to undemocratic culture. Apart from this, blatant denial of popular sovereignty, the political leaders kept on securing their vested interests. Ayub Khan got the cumbersomely ineffective Constitution of 1962 prepared within less than a year. He imposed his terms and conditions to protect his regime. His Basic Democracy Order shows that he was replicating colonial system in Pakistan. He killed meritocracy which is the basic canon of democracy. Instead of elections, he proposed BDD system. He selected 80,000 members as local body representatives who, later on, voted for him. After her Independence, Pakistan was faced critical security conditions. This compelled the political leaders to ask for military help. In this way, military activism became a norm of the day. At that time it was a simple choice for Pakistan. It could either choose democracy or national security. Lack of leadership further worsened the situation. The masses had no option than to trust military. Military saved West Pakistan from Afghan and Indian threats but it could neither save Bengal nor democracy. Many sectarian and ethnic riots took place due to undemocratic distribution of resources. The Hazaras, Pashtuns, Balochis and South Punjabis etc are part and parcel of Pakistan. They were promised that they will be given equal rights, but Jinnah could not live long enough to fulfill this promise. No other leader could do so in the twentieth century. However, it was done by giving proper quota and revising the Constitution after 40 years of creation of Pakistan. In 2010, the 18th Amendment was passed which marks a new era of democracy in Pakistan. Despite the fact that democratic culture could not be fully internalized in the 20th century, democracy was revitalized with 18th and 25th amendments. The 25th amendment is celebrating worldwide as it has ended the dark reign of the FCR in defunct FATA. Amendment of the inter-provincial legislation has paved the way for federal republicanism in Pakistan. In 2010, the 18th amendment was passed. It granted equality to the provinces. The Council of Common Interests has devised extensive mechanism for the distribution of federal budget on parity basis. Moreover, ethnic rifts came to an end as Article 247 was revised. It asks the state to take any action necessary to end regional, ethnic or provincial conflicts. With the emergence of social media, public opinion has become stronger than ever. Print and electronic media has help Pakistan to foster an active civil society. The establishment of media as the fourth pillar of the state has helped democracy to flourish in Pakistan. Tweets are the best way to mobilize masses. Now media cannot throw dust in the eyes of Pakistanis. Colonization is ending worldwide and democracy is spreading internationally. The universal democratic culture assures that non-republican forces would not survive for long in the world. Arab Spring followed by riots in Africa proves that the future of democracy is secure not only in Pakistan but also throughout the world. Although Pakistan has truly acquired the status of welfare state, there are some issues at hand which hinder democratic culture in Pakistan. The election system of Pakistan needs changes. French model of election of chief executive is ideal for a state like Pakistan. The election of the prime minister must be made in two rounds if needed based on absolute majority. Further, democracy gets compromised due to the selection of cabinet members from the legislature. This dents the separation of power. Prime Minister should be allowed to have a democratically elected cabinet only. There are few challenges posed to democracy in the 21st Century; anyhow, they can be dealt easily by restructuring the election system and provincial legislatures. Thus, the current political scenario of Pakistan promises a bright political, economic and societal future. The writer is a practicing lawyer and a political analyst