Pakistan is a multiparty democracy which according to Andrew
Heywood signifies that, "...no party is large enough to rule alone,
leading to a system of coalition government."
Today Pakistan is encompassed with various
problems including terrorism, inflation, energy
problems, drone attacks, deteriorating business environment and unemployment.
One of the primary reasons for why these problems are prevalent in Pakistan
today and are likely to worsen in the future is the immense disintegration
caused by the multiparty system that is existent in Pakistan. Political parties
play a very important role with regard to maintaining stability in a country.
In Pakistan however, the political parties have invested most of their power
and control in further weakening the social, political and economic structure
of an already weak country by largely being ineffective and corrupt.
In Pakistan we see different parties
gaining their strength from different areas and provinces. In addition, the
dominant leader in a party is more indulged in gaining strength in their
specific areas of control and leading their party into winning majority support
and elections. In a nutshell, these political parties are more into
facilitating themselves than Pakistan, which they are originally entitled to
serve.
3 comments:
I would like to add to the point about certain parties deriving their strength from certain geographic areas by pointing out that after coming into power, these parties then also tend to pay attention to only these strongholds. For example, Nawaz Sharif and his fixation on Punjab.
I agree. I think it's also the overall unity of the people which is badly affected by the advent of so many parties which create numerous factions within the Pakistani society.
I agree. I think it's also the overall unity of the people which is badly affected by the advent of so many parties which create numerous factions within the Pakistani society.
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