I think PPP shouldn't boycott this election as this party is the biggest oppostion party but it seems like new party in which there is no poltical maturity. Secondly it's candidate (raza rabbani) is stronger one and can get maximum seats from Sindh assembly,at least ppp should fight... PTI also contest this election although being aware of court's biased verdict but participated in democratic process which reflects its political maturity ....
I read news about CEC that he consider to resign from his post because he's so disappointed by the weakness of the members in front of court's verdict and also discourage by the political parties regarding general election's rigging, why in our system honest man can't survive or probably he is not stronger enough to challenge court's decision....Independent court for which almost all political parties unite so it's that court for which we struggle to make it independent awwwhhhh so sad

You are right brother that PPP was in now position to win the election but so was PTI, still it opted for contesting elections. I dont think the reason for boycotting was that it would'nt win. THe reason was to protest against the biased decision of SC and overlooking of all the constitutional hurdles involved in the matter. I believe PPP is quite justified in its decision.

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Quite impressive. How can we improve our knowledge of Pakistani politics?

Study good books on politics. Try to understand the essence of political activities and then analyse. And the most important thing do not rush behind the media they mostly present false and tampered views.

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In order to understand politics, its better to go through some good books first. Would you mention a couple of good books in this regard?

Brother i don't think politics is a thing worth learning or studying, It is just an ordinary thing, the people at the tea shops are discussing Pakistani Politics..Not everything is worth learning, one must be perspicacious to know what is worth learning and what is not...It will help you neither in your CSS exam nor in anything else..If you want to make a good understanding of Politics then your nearest Tea shop or "Chaye ka Hotel" is the best place to make your understanding of politics better.

However, if you want to understand "Political Science" then i can recommend you following good books.

• History of Philosophy by Fredrick Copleston (Rome and Greece), it will help you to go to the beginning of Political Philosophy from the time of Plato and Greek city states, first democracies of the world)
  
• Western Political Thought by Judd Harmon
  
• Muslim Political Thought by Rosenthal

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You are right and in the case of Pakistani politics it is more easy to study because we Pakistanis don't have any thing to do only we have time to discuss things that is nothing to do with it. Also in Pakistani context every one have their own definition for Politics and democracy. Here it is Zordari democracy,Mian's democracy and many many forms of politics and democracy prevailing in our society.

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Politics has its worth that is why as you said it is being discussed in tea shops even. Learning is never worthless.
Books mentioned by you are very good. I want to suggest one comprehensive book covering all these sections mentioned by you. Its Political Science by Imtiaz Shahid. It is very useful for CSS and PMS prep as well.

It has now become a fashion to condemn and criticise each and every aspect of Pakistani politics. Brother duniya ka koi kona bhee cchaan marain apko politics taqreeban Pakistani politics se milti julti hee mily gee.

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Yes you are right up to some extent that now a day democracy is not prevail in its real sense but in other countries political parties have some ethical and moral value through which they select their leaders but what is here only bargaining in the drying rooms of Politicians. Every decision take place behind the secret walls not in from of the nation.

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Aray Sister look, The value of a thing is calculated on the basis of the people who discuss it and the place where it is discussed, and further inferences are made, only those discuss a thing who are capable to discuss it, and those who have that capability tell us whether this is thing is valuable at all or not.

Now i make you understand in the light of above sketch.....
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The people who sit at tea shops are roughly labourers, drivers etc.
Those who sit at tea shops dicuss politics.

So politics is discussed by the labourers and Drivers.

The Drivers and labourers are uneducated mostly.
Those who are uneducated will discuss things that they can discuss.

So Politics is discussed by Drivers and Labourers because they can discuss it.

The thing discussed by uneducated people will be non important because without education you can't discuss something valuable.

So Politics is a non important thing.
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Plato never discussed what Philip of Macedonia or Chareldon of Ionia does, though he discussed what should be the best constitution one may have, he discusssed what was important, never what they are doing. Contemporary Politics is not a thing worth studying as it never has been.

Sister i have aversion for such books as you have told, Imtiaz Shahid has written books on every subject almost, from EDS to Pol science and from English to Journalism. Because he writes no book at all, he just copies the material, then why not go to original source? And originality makes you learn the knowledge in a real way.
And yes you are right, Politics is a dirty thing, terribly messy. And what is bad, is bad, irrespective of where it is.

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Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
But when love is one sided, holding off is no more an option.