Proponents of dictatorship often point out that Pakistan has done better under dictators while democratic governments have totally messed up. What they forget is that democracy has never been allowed to take root in Pak. For almost half of our history, we have been governed by the army directly and for the other half, indirectly.

The results of uninterrupted democracy next door speak for themselves and anyway, 99% of the problems we face today can be traced back to Mard-e-Momin Zia Ul Haq (a dictator).