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sir you have put multiple conditions on a question which is quite interesting as well as difficult.

so to fulfill these conditions might not be possible for every individual including myself. however atleast i am trying to present my point of view on the topic.

1. democracy is necessary for every nation state system that may be however so small like vatican city or as big as china. pakistan is also a nation state system so democracy will be suitable for her for achieving a respectable bearing at the international forums.

2. democracy is a system where atleast every individual has a say in the governing setup. considering the multiple castes, customs, languages, and religions in pakistan every person must has the right to chose his/her representative. if that will not be the case some powerful groups will highjack the country and impose their decisions upon others.

3. pakistan is surrounded by countries which are mostly democratic in nature. if pakistan will not be a democracy it will be difficult for her to exist in such an atmosphere.

4. lastly the fruits of democracy in pakistan have now started to show their sweetness. if well allow this setup to continue hopefully our country will be growing like mature democratic setups of the world.

more is in store in my mind. but time constraint does nt allow me to express them. inshalah i will write more on the topic in a short time.

fi

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Rana,

If you are considering to write an essay on this topic (Why democracy necessary for Pakistan) then follow below pattern.

1. What exactly democracy stands for, a short definition.
2. Overview of democratic regimes in pakistan.
3. Current scenario - a glimpse of current democratic order
4. In order to prove why democracy is necessary for pakistan you have to pen down all those points where a dictatorial decision has created mess whether in economy, social circle, national and international diplomacy, foreign relations with neighouring countries. This will give good supportive details t your topic.
5. Pen down advantages of democratic order in continuation to above paragraph so your continuity remains intact.
6. Loop wholes of decmocracy in pakistan.
7. Suggestion based on point -4 discussed problems
8. Analysis (do not give your own analysis rather give analysis based on your above discussed points)
9. Conclude your topic by restating your topic again with a hopeful ending like every dark cloud has silver lineing at the end of it and we should remain hopeful that democratic regimes in Pakistan are going through its transitional period and will touch its mark if democracy has given chance.

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to put it in a nutshell;like a State, DEMOCRACY IS A NECESSARY EVIL. we have to stick to this until an other evil is discovered.

@ RANA JAWAD
Democratic welfare state is a socio-economic and political system that promote and guarentees the individual and collective welfare both material and spritual to its people.
Democracy is the need of time for every country of the world so Pakistan is no exception to it.
Amartya sen,the nobel Laureate says,
"There is no Poverty in democracy".provided it is genuine democracy which can be ensured only in a state of perfact devolution of Political,economic,and social power.
In Pakistan we extremly need democracy but not a western type of democracy because western type of democracy can only flourish in politically educated and developed socities.
But in Pakistan we all know very well that most of the people are illitearte and poor who are not capable to understand the political problemes.
But in Islamic democracy it is not the majority opinion that distinguish between right and wrong.Majority of illiterate voters can not take precedence over the opinion of the men of learning and Taqwa who may be in minority.
ALLAMA IQBAL said,
" Jamhuriat wo tarz e hukumat hai jis main logo ko gina kartai hai
tola nai kartai".
Another condition of Islamic democracy is that, The earth and that all lies between is the kingdom of God.the authority to the people on the earth is delegated to them by God.

"The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy"

Democracy always tends to struggle in pakistan due to few redundant reasons which have severly weaken the basis of system of Pakistan....

Democracy is the free say of people and a government in which all peril are interlinked and their intercourse of affairs benefits the country one way or the other, be it the accountablity part or governance or country' sovereignity part...

Pakistan Military is the strongest institution in pakistan without any doubt which overhauls other institutions as well, this strength does not allow the democractic goverments to prevail and strengthen i pakistan indirectly....

The successive interventions of army and political sayings by this institute even forces every elected government to work independenlty

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“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.”

Why has democracy not taken root in Pakistan? Why have the nation's democratic institutions failed to sustain themselves? How can Pakistan build and strengthen democratic institutions that provide good governance to solve its problems? Is it entirely the fault of Pakistan's ambitious military generals who have ruled the nation for about half of its 60 year history? Or does it have anything to do with the poor performance of the politicians who have had the opportunity to govern for thirty years, and failed to solve most of its major problems, particularly those related to human development and industrialization?

There are many answers to the questions above. But the explanation that appeals to me most is the one offered by British writer William Dalrymple. He wrote for the Guardian as follows on Pakistan's 60th independence day:

"There is a fundamental flaw in Pakistan's political system. Democracy has never thrived here, at least in part because landowning remains almost the only social base from which politicians can emerge. In general, the educated middle class - which in India seized control in 1947, emasculating the power of its landowners - is in Pakistan still largely excluded from the political process. As a result, in many of the more backward parts of Pakistan the local feudal zamindar can expect his people to vote for his chosen candidate. Such loyalty can be enforced. Many of the biggest zamindars have private prisons and most have private armies."



While I do see the middle class clout increasing in Pakistan after a decade of economic growth and increasing urbanization during Musharraf years, I don't believe that middle class rise in politics alone can help build and sustain good democratic governance. Incessantly talking about building democratic institutions is not enough. What is needed is the building of competence through good governance education for members of democratic institutions such as the executive, the legislature and the judiciary.

Pakistan does have the British legacy of functional institutions such the nation's military and the bureaucracy which have been able to sustain the state. The members of the civil and military services have the basic educational facilities, such as a number of staff colleges and academies, for training them to do their jobs. As a result, the military and civil service officers are reasonably competent in carrying out their assigned responsibilities.

However, no such training exists for the politicians who get elected to the highest positions of leadership in the executive and legislative branches. Under the constitution, they are charged with appointing judges and making and executing laws and policies to solve the nation's problems. Yet, most of them lack the basic competence to understand and appreciate their responsibilities. The parliamentarians are usually uninformed about most of the key issues of governance brought for discussion on the floor. As a result, the level of parliamentary debate is very poor, and important budget priorities and policies are agreed, and laws are passed without fully taking into account all of the issues involved.

There is no effective system of drafting legislation, holding hearings with stakeholders and experts, making budget appropriations, and subsequent oversight by specialized parliamentary committees. People who chair such committees don't have much of a clue as to where to begin, what questions to ask, and how to hold the executive and the bureaucracy accountable. As a result, once the laws and policies are approved, and budgets passed, there is not much oversight or accountability.

There was a proposal in 1998 to set up Jinnah Democracy Institute, named after Pakistan's founding father Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, who spoke eloquently about democracy when he told military officers, “Never forget that you are the servants of the state. You do not make policy. It is we, the people’s representatives, who decide how the country is to be run. Your job is to only obey the decisions of your civilian masters.”The idea for democracy institute was inspired by the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in the United States, and its main purpose was to offer at least one semester of required training to Pakistan's elected representatives. Unfortunately, the proposal has not gone anywhere.

If the current crop of elected politicians are really serious about strengthening democracy, it is important for them to pursue a broad good governance agenda in Pakistan with education and training of politicians as the center piece. It is important for them to revive the idea of a school of government in Islamabad to increase the chances for democracy to survive and thrive in Pakistan. Unless the politicians find a way to improve governance to solve people's problems, the nation will be condemned to repeat the past history of democracy's failure in Pakistan.

As a Pakistani-American wishing to see a healthy and friendly US-Pakistan relationship of one democracy with another, I believe this is an opportunity for the United States to use its aid and influence with leadership in Islamabad to build competence and institutional capacity for good democratic governance in Pakistan. Helping Pakistan set up Jinnah Institute of Democracy, along the lines of Kennedy School of Government, could become a significant step forward in promoting good governance and sustaining democracy in Pakistan. This may or may not work, but it is certainly worth a try.

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