Local Politics

Historical Analysis of Successive Governments in Pakistan: A History of First Six Decades, 1947-2007

Author(s): 
Umbreen Javaid
Publisher/Sponsor: 
Journal of Pakistan Vision
www.academia.edu/33544988/Historical_Analysis_of_Successive_Governments_in_Pakistan_A_History_of_First_Six_Decades_1947_2007

Pakistan is widely being portrayed a weak democratic state as elected governments were unnecessarily broken frequently. Violence in the recent years has given more strength to the negative perception of Pakistan as a polity not conducive for democratic institutions, this was doubled with the risk of military coup, which overshadowed the encouraging trends, like the maturing of Pakistani democracy, as demonstrated in parliament's adoption of far-reaching constitutional reforms.