By Muhammad Abid Ali Goraya
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Participation in the politics of the country is the right of every human being living in that country and in my opinion its an obligation. Governments are established in order to govern the people, to work for the people and to do everything possible for the betterment of the population which is being governed. It is common sense that a government which does not represent the majority will not be able to perform well for the people, that is why dictatorship, monarchy and fake democracy can function properly for a short period of time but in the long run they cannot fulfill the demand of the people.The reasons for this is that a government who does not know the problems, the demands of the majority will not be able to solve the problems and will not be able to take proper intitatives for them. In order to establish a government which represents its population, people, we have to partcipate in politics.They are the ones who have to select their representatives and form a government which works for them. this is unforunately not the case in Pakistan.
Since its independance in 1947 Pakistan has not seen democracy ever.The only government that came close to the term 'True Democaracy' was that of Z.A Bhutto during the 70's. Other era's have always been influenced by antidemocratic forces within and outside the country. The governments have come and gone on regular basis. My analysts are of the view that in Pakistan come and go with the consent of antdemocratic forces. In my opinion we have ourselves to blame for it. Lack of participation by the people in Pakistan is very common ; noone is intersted in it.The sad and unfortunate part is that least concerned people are those who are literate and educated. In urban areas of Pakistan the turn out during the election is extremely low and people don't even bother to register and cast theier votes. The end result is the same old faces of the political scene return via obliging and forcing the poor people and getting thier votes which in turn results in no development and sustained corruption.
There is another problem in our political system which is the role of family in selecting canditates. According to the constitution of Pakistan each and every Pakistani has a right to contest the elections but unfortunately everytime we keep on seeing the same old faces or their sons or daughters appearing. No one is ready to step up, gather the support , make people aware and change the system. This problem has resulted in a hige loss to Pakistan and its people, as politicians know that there seat is confirmed and do nothing for the people.
o9u0596.
Participation in the politics of the country is the right of every human being living in that country and in my opinion its an obligation. Governments are established in order to govern the people, to work for the people and to do everything possible for the betterment of the population which is being governed. It is common sense that a government which does not represent the majority will not be able to perform well for the people, that is why dictatorship, monarchy and fake democracy can function properly for a short period of time but in the long run they cannot fulfill the demand of the people.The reasons for this is that a government who does not know the problems, the demands of the majority will not be able to solve the problems and will not be able to take proper intitatives for them. In order to establish a government which represents its population, people, we have to partcipate in politics.They are the ones who have to select their representatives and form a government which works for them. this is unforunately not the case in Pakistan.
Since its independance in 1947 Pakistan has not seen democracy ever.The only government that came close to the term 'True Democaracy' was that of Z.A Bhutto during the 70's. Other era's have always been influenced by antidemocratic forces within and outside the country. The governments have come and gone on regular basis. My analysts are of the view that in Pakistan come and go with the consent of antdemocratic forces. In my opinion we have ourselves to blame for it. Lack of participation by the people in Pakistan is very common ; noone is intersted in it.The sad and unfortunate part is that least concerned people are those who are literate and educated. In urban areas of Pakistan the turn out during the election is extremely low and people don't even bother to register and cast theier votes. The end result is the same old faces of the political scene return via obliging and forcing the poor people and getting thier votes which in turn results in no development and sustained corruption.
There is another problem in our political system which is the role of family in selecting canditates. According to the constitution of Pakistan each and every Pakistani has a right to contest the elections but unfortunately everytime we keep on seeing the same old faces or their sons or daughters appearing. No one is ready to step up, gather the support , make people aware and change the system. This problem has resulted in a hige loss to Pakistan and its people, as politicians know that there seat is confirmed and do nothing for the people.
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