Comments on: Elections Pakistan: Democratizing the Parties http://pakistaniat.com/2007/08/10/elections-pakistan-democratizing-the-parties/ Pakistan. Pakistani. Pakistaniat. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:07:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.7 By: Watan Aziz http://pakistaniat.com/2007/08/10/elections-pakistan-democratizing-the-parties/comment-page-5/#comment-204335 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:07:17 +0000 http://pakistaniat.com/2007/08/10/elections-pakistan-democratizing-the-parties/#comment-204335 Democratic process without credible courts is like tea without milk!

Just does not taste right.

And through trial and errors and the right mix of heat and blending does one get the balanced cup of tea. A good cup of tea.

Tea anyone?

]]> By: Ali Akber http://pakistaniat.com/2007/08/10/elections-pakistan-democratizing-the-parties/comment-page-4/#comment-140957 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:28:33 +0000 http://pakistaniat.com/2007/08/10/elections-pakistan-democratizing-the-parties/#comment-140957 Well, The nation has no or limited trust in most of the politicians and political parties. Most of the mainstream parties and their manifestos are age old with no independent validation or audit of their economic and other agendas. Pakistan’s political culture is still dominated by feudal lords, religious pundits and army generals. Unless this triangle of abusers broken down, and real power cascade down to people from mainstream moderates and others, the chances of real democratic society are slim. There is no easy fix here. Pakistan as a nation has to go back and fix the wrong decisions that were taken 60 years ago. Namely:
1) Land reforms. We must systematically remove feudalism and acknowledge and recognize the real owners of the land, “THE PEOPLE OF PAKISTAN”.
2) Invest in educating masses.
3) Enforce respect for law with no discrimination at all level.
4) An independent governance model with autonomous institutions including judiciary, media and press.
5) Constitution must be respected under all circumstance and no single individual be allowed to manipulate it.
4) Deal with extremist elements and ideology with the focus to understand the root causes of this behavior rather then applying force. It is about time that Pakistan has an agenda of its own to deal with militancy and extremism.

]]> By: ali raza http://pakistaniat.com/2007/08/10/elections-pakistan-democratizing-the-parties/comment-page-4/#comment-72565 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:44:04 +0000 http://pakistaniat.com/2007/08/10/elections-pakistan-democratizing-the-parties/#comment-72565 wishfull thinking at its best, i am cynical but this is too much plz stop it

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