Monday, February 23, 2015

Session 8 - Political Culture and Legitimacy

Legitimacy has always remained an essential question in Pakistan even after passing the 67 years of independence. Each of the crises consists of almost the same characteristics and events, as a product of dictatorship. If we look the Pakistan history it is clearly evident that in most of times these crises end up in a military coup which is considered as rightful and sanctioned as legitimize by the superior courts, through the doctrine of necessity. Moreover, the abrogation of the constitution is treated as legal along with the dictatorial law and constitution. – This structure of military dictatorship is established on some   key pillars without which their authoritarian rule loses its credibility. Who are these key players in this legitimization process?

The right to rule over almost 200 million people nation is somehow given by the judges as well as the top judges who have the authority to draft the ‘legal’ constitutional frameworks and the emergency declarations that make it lawful for the dictators to rule. The politicians pave a path for this legitimizing this illegitimate rule. – How do they work? The divisions are made; some new parties are formed or strengthen the existing with weak/corrupt leaders, the parliamentarians are corrupted by these dictators indirectly so that in the end they could come and become a champion of democracy putting the nation back to the stable democratic way.  

In almost every military establishment, the country faced economic growth and political stability. – In this, one could question that why was it usually only in the military coup and not in other parties government? The economy is growing and there’s an atmosphere of nation building along with socio – economic progress. – Where does this flow of funds and grants come from? Are not the foreign powers are at stage in legitimizing their rule?




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