Tag: Democracy

Democracy is the way to go Few would disagree with PM Pervez Ashraf regarding Pakistan’s future being tied to the continuation of democracy. One would...

Corruption and bad governance of the incumbent government has given a bad name to the country as well as democracy, PML-N President Nawaz Sharif...

Not mutually exclusive There is a misconception that has been making rounds in media circles, legal community, political cathedrals and drawing-room discussions: that in our...

The Supreme Court on Friday dropped a strong hint of its intentions during proceedings of petitions challenging the recent amendments to the new contempt...

The Supreme Court resumed hearing the petitions filed against the contempt law on Friday, according to a private TV channel. A five-member bench of the...

PML-N President Nawaz Sharif has said the government is damaging democracy and the country’s institutions by indulging in confrontation with the judiciary. The PML-N...

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Monday said the democratic government was a staunch supporter of the freedom of media and had scrapped the...

Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Saturday said political leaders of the country were “pro-Pakistan” and he would contact them all to solicit their...

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said the Pakistan People Party (PPP) was putting democracy at stake in order to appease...

The Deputy Speaker National Assembly Faisal Karim Kundi has said that present government will continue its reconciliatory policy to strengthen democracy in the country. In...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said that the first thing democracy needs is accountability and transparency. Addressing the Bar Council, Khan...

More than a year after the first stirrings of the Arab Spring, solid majorities in Lebanon, Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia and Jordan believe democracy is...

Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Tuesday said an independent media, judiciary and parliament were fruits of the democratic system in the country. “It’s a...

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Mongolia Monday as part of an Asian tour aimed at promoting democracy, as local politicians were...

Democracy is a system where people elect representatives to deliver good governance, working within confines of the constitution, with an independent judiciary having powers...

Don’t bet on anything Leader of the Opposition Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has long tried his hand at fruity sound bites but despite being colourful...

A coup by any other name would be as treacherous… If democracy and participatory governance are the cherished ideals, the removal of the elected civilian...