Tag: Democracy
‘Free and fair polls only way to save democracy’
Free and fair elections are the only way left to save democracy in the country, read a joint statement issued after the Council of...
‘Anti-democratic forces will not be allowed to derail democracy’
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said that the anti-democratic forces should know that PPP has sacrificed in the past and would do so again...
No danger to democracy: Rehman Malik
Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that the outcome of the Long March is a clear message to the world that entire Pakistani nation...
Democracy seen in decline around the world: US study
Democracy around the world was in decline in 2012 for the seventh year in a row as the Arab Spring-led nervous autocratic leaders to...
Britain wants democracy to succeed in Pakistan: Warsi
Britain supports democracy in Pakistan and would very much like to see the democratic process succeed in the country, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Senior Minister...
Unity between parties important for preserving democracy
Governor Punjab Makhdum Syed Ahmad Mahmud on Wednesday expressed his contentment on the unification of major political parties on the single agenda of democracy....
Tahirul Qadri’s ‘democracy march’ begins
The long march, described by Dr Tahirul Qadri as the ‘democracy march’, began from Lahore on Sunday. “It is a march for democracy, it...
PPP believes in politics of reconciliation: Kundi
Deputy Speaker National Assembly Faisal Karim Kundi has said that Pakistan People's Party (PPP) believed in politics of reconciliation rather than confrontation.
He said PPP...
Derailment of democracy always weakened the state, says Kaira
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Thursday said that derailment of democracy always weakened the state. Addressing the all-parties conference...
Democracy did not deliver promised fruits, says Nawaz
Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Thursday said although the government had completed its tenure, democracy had failed to deliver fruits to...
Democracy will not be derailed, says Qadri
Dr Tahirul Qadri on Monday said that his party would not let democracy be derailed.
This statement came one week before the Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ)...
Federating units bound together with ideology of a democratic Pakistan: Bilawal
Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said federating units are bound together with the ideology of a democratic Pakistan free of terrorism...
Democracy is future of the country: PM
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Saturday said completion of five-year tenure by the coalition government against various odds is a testimony of the...
Democracy is future of the country: PM
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Saturday said completion of five-year tenure by the coalition government against various odds is a testimony of the...
PPP knows how to protect democracy, says PM
Prime Minister (PM) Raja Pervez Ashraf said Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) rendered infinite sacrifices for democracy and knows well how to protect it.
Addressing...
Address negation of democracy
PPP Punjab President Manzoor Wattoo on Sunday dubbed Tahirul Qadri’s statement at a public address here as inappropriate and a ‘negation of democracy’. Addressing...
Free, transparent elections imperative for continuation of democracy: PM
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that free‚ fair and transparent elections are imperative for continuation of democracy‚ security and progress of the...