Tag: Democracy
Nawaz calls Zardari threat to democracy
PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif once again called President Asif Ali Zardari a threat to democracy in the country.
Addressing a meeting of his party’s...
Do the in-camera meetings make democracy a fiend?
The in-camera meetings of the parliamentary committees are usually despised for being undemocratic as the decisions made there help conceal vital information from media...
Myanmar police prevent rare democracy protest
Police in military-dominated Myanmar on Monday prevented a rare protest by pro-democracy activists on the fourth anniversary of a bloody crackdown on a monk-led...
SAP discusses gender sensitive democracy charter
South Asia Partnership (SAP) Pakistan held a meeting where a charter of gender sensitive democracy was discussed. The charter demands an end to the...
Zardari greets Pakistanis on Democracy Day
President Asif Ali Zardari Wednesday said democratic process would be strengthened by meeting the basic needs of the people and freeing them from the...
No danger to democracy except PPP corruption: Rana
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan said on Monday that there was no danger to democracy except the corruption from elements in the Pakistan...
India’s democracy ‘at crossroads’ as parliamentarians debate graft
India’s government said Saturday the nation’s democracy was at a “crossroads” as lawmakers debated ways to end a high-stakes standoff with a hugely popular...
India democracy ‘at crossroads’ as MPs debate graft
India's government said Saturday the nation's democracy was at a "crossroads" as lawmakers debated ways to end a high-stakes standoff with a hugely popular...
Nawaz’s statements conspiracy against democracy
The Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) cabinet on Saturday adopted a resolution against statements made by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Nawaz Sharif regarding mid-term elections...
The parliamentary democracy and four provinces sham
We have all been taught that Pakistan is a country that consists of four provinces and that the constitution prescribes parliamentary democracy as the...
Army rulers promise transition to democracy
Egypt's interim military rulers are committed to transforming the Arab world's most populous nation into a democracy, Field Marshall Mohamed Hussein Tantawi said in...
APML terms commissionerate system negation of democracy
All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Secretary General Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif terming commissionerate system as negation of democracy stated that with the restoration of...
PML-N, MQM coalition good omen for democracy: Firdous
Federal Information Minister Firdous Aashiq Awan has said that PML-N/MQM coalition was a good omen for democracy, as a strong opposition guaranteed the stability...
Grand opposition alliance boon, not bane for democracy: Gilani
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday said any grand opposition alliance would be good for democracy and would not pose any threat to...
‘Real democracy means equal rights for women’
Democracy cannot be achieved in the real sense until women are provided with equal rights, said speakers during a seminar on Monday. The seminar...
Dissidents openly call for democracy in Damascus
More than 100 dissidents heard calls for a peaceful transition to democracy at a public meeting in Syria’s capital on Monday that they said...
‘Army has incapacitated democracy’
The army is responsible for incapacitating democracy in the country, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif said on Friday.
Speaking at a reference...