Question

Why Pakistan under General Musharraf cannot be called a democracy? State any five reasons.

Answer 1

Reasons why Pakistan under General Musharaff cannot be called a Democracy:
(i) People in Pakistan have elected representatives to the National and Provincial Assemblies but those elected representatives are not the real leaders.
(ii) The power to take final decisions rests with army officials and General Musharraf.
(iii) They formally have an elected Parliament and government The work of the Civilian Cabinet is supervised by the National Security Council which is dominated by military officials.
(iv) The real powers in Pakistan are with military officers and not with locally elected representatives.