Pakistan has a democracy?
“Oligarchy” would be a more fitting description of its current status. Nepotism seems to be the standard for selecting the top posts, and the leadership, such as it is, wavers between opposing groups, “elections” being held at irregular intervals, being frequently suspended altogehter. The concept of “last man standing” seems to be the criteria for succession in office.
Oligarchy without the oil ;^)
Pakistan is still a feudal non-state.
Nevertheless, Pakistan does have rudiments of rule by consent of the governed. However imperfectly it functions, politically coercive murderous violence threatens it to its core.
Bhutto was correct of course in calling out that fact. But, as a socialist, she offered only feckless social welfare "niceties" as an antidote. Swallowing that conceit hook, line, and sinker, the Western media hails her "struggle for democracy."