The executive is the branch of the government responsible for the implementation of laws and policies made by the legislature. The executive, along with the judiciary and legislature, make up the structure of a state. Different countries adopt different forms of executives that suit their needs and requirements.
In Pakistan, the executive branch is headed by the Prime Minister, Mian Nawaz Sharif who serves as the chief executive. Pakistan has a parliamentary executive which hardly gives any power to the president and reduces him to merely a ceremonial figure. Even today, majority of the people do not even know the name of our current president.
Which brings me to my point- does Pakistan need a Presidential, semi presidential or a Parliamentary Executive?
The presidential government is very similar to a dictatorship. There is a constitutional and political separation of powers between the legislative and the executive. Executive power is vested in an independently elected president who is not accountable to or removable by the assembly. This form of government can be seen throughout Pakistan's history and every time we have had a presidential government, it has always had a negative impact on the general public. This is because self interest seemed far too important to the dictators then the well-being of the state.
Next, we will talk about whether the current executive system is really effective or not? All the executive could do is plan for the next electoral campaigns rather than implementing manifests that were promised pre election. So should we keep a system that instead of carrying out its responsibilities focuses on personal gains or should we look towards an alternative?
Now that we have covered both the regimes that have existed in Pakistan, I feel the semi presidential system can be adopted because it hands over limited power to one political being who is also accountable to the assembly.
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