Consolidating democracy in Pakistan — II on July 5, 2018Before I begin, I will recap the first part of this piece. In the last piece, I attempted to highlight some factors that have hampered the growth of democracy in Pakistan; namely, weak colonial inheritances, bureaucracy, political elite, and of course the military. There isn’t a single factor to be blamed but multiple variables stemming […]
Consolidating democracy in Pakistan — I on June 14, 2018Farewell to the departed Pakistan Muslim League-Noon (PML-N) government. This is a historic moment for Pakistan as we are witnessing a democratic transition from one elected government to another. However, this is also a moment of reflection for us in Pakistan as this will only be the second time that Pakistan will complete a transition […]