The recent general elections in Pakistan reminded me of what Sydney J Harris, a journalist for the Chicago Daily News and, later, the Chicago Sun-Times, once said about democracy. He said:.
After the launch of ‘Project Imran’ and its failure, Pakistan’s society has faced the worst kind of polarisation. As a colleague says, it was not political engineering that was done but social engineering
Reflecting on the last eight elections, a lingering thought consumes me; will we ever witness a truly democratic election or are we doomed to an eternal loop of deja vu in the democratic realm?
The beauty of democracy is its ability to embrace conflicting opinions, make adjustments for all participating parties, and work together for the betterment of the people. Over the years,.