US expresses support for Pakistan’s democracy
- 15-Mar-2024
ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador Donald Blome on Friday held a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to discuss a broad range of bilateral issues, ARY News reported. The statement said the two leaders met to discuss a broad range of bilateral issues, including partnering with Pakistan on regional security, US support for continued economic reforms with […]
Where is democracy headed in 2024?
- 19-Dec-2023
Russia’s Vladimir Putin looks set to remain in power until at least 2030; India’s Narendra Modi seems certain to extend his rule to 2029; and Donald Trump could return to the White House despite charges of subverting U.S. democracy. For those who worry that authoritarian rulers are firmly in the ascendant over more liberal democrats, […]
Marriyum Aurangzeb stresses ‘free media’ for safeguarding democracy
- 12-Jun-2023
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb stressed ‘free media’ for safeguarding democracy from different kinds of threats in the country, ARY News reported on Monday. “Nobody can dare to attack democracy if the voice of journalists is powerful and their message is load and clear,” the minister said while addressing a reception organised […]
Pakistan’s democracy at ‘all-time low’, says Imran Khan
- 14-May-2023
Former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan, in an exclusive interview with an international media outlet, has said that democracy in Pakistan is at “an all-time low”. “Democracy is at an all-time low. The only hope we have is the judiciary,” said PTI chief Imran Khan while speaking with Sky News on Sunday. He also […]
‘Democracy can only progress via dialogues, tolerance’
- 13-Apr-2023
Advisor to Prime Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that democracy progressed with tolerance and dialogues, instead of creating deadlocks, ARY News reported on Thursday. Talking to the media with the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) coalition partners on Thursday, he said that the politicians have started combined efforts to steer the country out of the […]
US supports democracy in Pakistan: Ned Price
- 14-Mar-2023
WASHINGTON: US State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Tuesday said Washington supports the democratic and constitutional system in Pakistan, ARY News reported. Addressing his last press conference as US State Department spokesperson, Ned Price said US does not take any position between political parties. “We do not support any political leader.” Ned Price stepped down […]
Democracy In Pakistan
- 03-Mar-2023
By Rameez Ansari: Despite being termed a democratic state, Pakistan pays lip service to democratic beliefs and norms. The difficulty of reconciling the idea of real democracy and Pakistani socio-political mores is almost impossible to remove. Pakistan’s system viewed from the angle of adhering to the requirements of a democratic state is most evident in […]
Bilawal Bhutto castigates Imran Khan for ‘damaging’ economy, democracy
- 31-Dec-2022
KARACHI: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has lambasted former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for ‘damaging’ the country’s economy and democracy, ARY News reported on Saturday. Addressing the party’s candidate for local government (LG) elections, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman said that sending the ‘selected’ packing was a victory for the […]
US announces $200m for gender equality, democracy in Pakistan
- 24-Dec-2022
WASHINGTON: The US Senate has passed a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package for fiscal 2023 and it includes $200 million for strengthening democracy and promoting gender equality programs in Pakistan. The package, passed on Thursday evening, includes $858 billion for defence, $787bn for non-defence domestic programmes and over $15bn for other programmes. The Gender Equity […]
UN chief tells Myanmar junta to get democracy ‘back on track’
- 12-Nov-2022
PHNOM PENH: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday urged the Myanmar junta to immediately return to democracy, saying it was the only way to stop the “unending nightmare” engulfing the country. Myanmar has spiralled into bloody conflict since the military ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in February last year, with thousands killed. The […]