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| 'Hereditary politics threat to democracy in Pakistan' |
| 2014-06-14 |
| [DAWN] Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... (PTI) MNA Shafqat Mahmood on Friday said that the isolated leadership of the ruling party and hereditary politics can be a threat to democracy while the electoral reforms will strengthen the democratic system in the country. Commenting in the Lower House on the Finance Bill 2014, containing the annual budget statement, the PTI member said that it is an alarming situation the prime minister is not available to cabinet members and that it takes three to six months to take approval of development projects from the PM. "Why is the government unable to bring transparency in its affairs and again 'threats to democracy' theory is under debate," he questioned? Mahmood said that it is the PML-N's track record to trigger a tussle with state institutions and individuals. "Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Gen Asif Nawaz, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, Jahangir Karamat and Gen Musharraf are a few glimpses of this history," he pointed out. "Now again history is being repeated," he added. |
| Posted by:Fred |