Judiciary and the Parliament
One of the major issues confronting democratic governance in Pakistan has been that State institutions have often overstepp...
Adliya aur parlimaan
This is Urdu version of "Judiciary and the Parliament: January 2024".
Extension of Services Chiefs’ Term
Extension in the tenure of services chiefs, especially that of the Chiefs of the Army Staff in Pakistan has been...
Foji sarbrahan ki muddad mulazmat main tooseh
This is Urdu version of "Extension of Services Chiefs' Term: January 2024".
Mayhem of May 9, 2023 & Impact on Inter-Institutional Relations in Pakistan
The mayhem witnessed on May 09 and 10, 2023, where various mobs allegedly led by the PTI workers targeted and va...
May 9, 2023 ka pur tashadud saniyah aur Pakistan main bain al addara jati talukaat par is ka asar
This is Urdu version of "Mayhem of May 9, 2023 & Impact on Inter-Institutional Relations in Pakistan: January ...
A Partisan President
Dr. Arif Alvi was handpicked by Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Imran Khan, to be elected as 13th President of Pakistan ...
Janibdar sadar
This is Urdu version of "A Partisan President: 2024".
In Memorium, PILDAT remembers esteemed statesman Mr. Sartaj Aziz
Jan 02; PILDAT mourns the passing of Mr. Sartaj Aziz, an invaluable architect of Pakistan’s policy and governance frameworks. On Ja...
Time running out for transition to a functional democracy!
PILDAT releases Annual Quality of Democracy Report 2023
January 02; PILDAT, while releasing its Quality of Democracy Report for 20...
Quality of Democracy in Pakistan: 2023
Democracy in Pakistan is stuck in a familiar and deepening rut at the end of 2023. The past year has only made ...
Pakistan main jamhoriyat ka myaar: 2023
This is Urdu version of “Quality of Democracy in Pakistan 2023”.
End of an Era: PILDAT mourns the passing away of Senator S. M. Zafar
October 20; The board, management and entire team of PILDAT mourn the passing away of Senator S. M. Zafar who left this world for h...
PILDAT statement on International Day of Democracy, September 15, 2023
PILDAT statement on International Day of Democracy, September 15, 2023
Hybrid Regime or an Optical Illusion?
Pakistan must ar...
Hold Free & Fair General Election for all assemblies by October 2023: PILDAT
May 30; General Election for National and four Provincial Assemblies in Pakistan must be held latest by October 2023 after the Nati...
PILDAT lauds SC support for political consensus for General Election on same date
May 17; PILDAT has lauded the Supreme Court’s continued stance supporting the resolution of political impasse on holding free and f...
State of Democracy in Pakistan 2022
As an independent, non-partisan think tank, PILDAT has been analysing and publishing periodical reviews on state and qual...
Pakistan mein Jamhooriat ki soorat-e-haal 2022
This is Urdu version of "State of Democracy in Pakistan 2022".
State of Democracy in Pakistan, 2022; a depressing year for democracy
Key Highlights:
2022 was a depressing year for democracy
With so many tricks, played with democracy by the establishment in...
Threat to Democracy is a Threat to Pakistan
Democracy in Pakistan faces a number of threats but enjoys widespread public support. Any and every threat to democracy is a thre...
PILDAT Concerned at attacks against ECP and Media on International Day of Democracy
September 15; While expressing satisfaction at the recently-concluded peaceful and largely fair election of Cantonment Boards, PILDAT...
PILDAT concludes online course on FATF and Pakistan: Why are We still on the Grey List?
August 26; In a PILDAT organised online course titled FATF and Pakistan: Why are We still on the Grey List? resource persons and pa...
Constitutional Rules of Game Needed to reduce Political Polarisation and improve Quality of Democracy in Pakistan
January 07; In a PILDAT dialogue on how has democracy fared in 2020, it was agreed that quality of democracy in 2020 has been far fro...
PILDAT Team Mourns the death of Senator Mir Hasil Bizenjo
PILDAT Team is bereaved by the departure of Senator Mir Hasil Bizenjo, the iconic democratic leader, who always stood for improve...
PILDAT Report on 3 Sessions at Afkar-e-Taza ThinkFest 2020
In keeping with its traditions of documenting proceedings of various activities and discussions, PILDAT is sharing a brief repo...
Internal Democracy in Political Parties of Pakistan
Ms. Aasiya Riaz, Joint Director PILDAT, opened the panel discussion with the introduction of the panellists. Outlining the sessio...
Parliament Today
Opening the discussion, Mr. Ahmed Bilal Mehboob asked Mr. Javed Jabbar, former Senator, former Federal Minister, what he felt abo...
Another Local Government Law?
Opening the session, Mr. Ahmed Bilal Mehboob said that the new local government laws passed by the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...
State of Parliament, Local Government and Internal Democracy in Political Parties in Pakistan
Lahore, January 11-12, 2020
In keeping with its traditions of documenting proceedings of various activities and discussions, PILDAT ...
PILDAT Comparative Assessment of Performance of Provincial Assemblies during First Year
Sindh Assembly leads in Most Working Days; KP Assembly in passage of most Bills during First Year
Jam Kamal Khan, MPA,...
Government and Opposition on board for national Youth Development
Government and Opposition on board for national Youth Development: PILDAT and UNDP Dialogue between Youth and Parliamentarians/ P...
KP Provincial Government, Opposition Parties and Youth Engage in Dialogue on Youth Issues
November 28; What is the future of the Youth of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amidst the growing extremism in educational institutions, lack of em...
Youth Representatives of Balochistan call for urgent Educational Reforms in the Province
Quetta, Nov 07: What is the future of the Youth of Balochistan in the midst of growing extremism in educational institutions, lac...
Youth Representatives call for revival of student unions from the new Provincial Government in Sindh
Karachi, Sep 25: PILDAT and UNDP Pakistan organised and conducted a ‘Youth Dialogue on Democratic, Peaceful Governance and Sustai...
Polling management receives the highest score; Counting, Result Compilation & Transmission Scores the worst in Assessment of Quali...
In the PILDAT assessment on Quality of General Election 2018, a marked improvement is noted in the Polling-day Operations compared to GE 2013....
Youth Representatives interact with Political Parties on Election Manifestoes
PILDAT and UNDP Pakistan organized a ‘Youth Dialogue on Democratic and Peaceful Governance and Sustainable Development’ in which....
Score Card on Perception of Pre-Poll Fairness: May 2018
PILDAT, has termed the perception of the pre-electoral process leading up to General Election 2018 to be Unfair. This conclusion was ...
PILDAT Terms Pre-Poll Process as Unfair; Institutions must ensure to Be Seen as Neutral
Score Card on Perception of Pre-Poll Fairness
PILDAT Terms Pre-Poll Process as Unfair; Institutions must ensure to Be Seen...
PILDAT has not carried out or released any Public Opinion Poll
Some news media outlets are carrying news items regarding public popularity of political parties that they claim are based on a PILDAT Public Opinion Poll
Youth hold dialogue with mainstream political parties to shape 2018 election manifestos
UNDP Pakistan and PILDAT organized a Youth Dialogue with Political Parties on Inclusion of Youth Issues in Political Manifestos for 2018 Elections
Assessment Of The Quality Of Democracy In Pakistan 2017
The Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan 2017 is a report prepared by PILDAT to evaluate the quality of democracy in ...
Challenges faced by Democracy in 2017 likely to intensify in 2018: PILDAT releases Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan i...
Challenges faced by
Democracy in 2017 likely to intensify in 2018: PILDAT releases Assessment of
the Quality of Democracy in Pa...
Pakistan-India Legislators and Public Officials Dialogue on Sharing of Experiences on Governance and Democracy
Joint
Statement
The tenth round of Pakistan-India
Legislators and Public Offi...
Quality of Democracy in Pakistan sees a decline in 2016 compared to 2015: PILDAT Report
January 31; The year 2016 has seen Pakistan’s
Quality of Democracy slide by 4 percentage points from 2015. Instead of a...
Pakistan-India Legislators and Public Officials Dialogue on Sharing of Experiences on Governance and Democracy
The ninth round of Pakistan-India
Legislators and Public Officials Dialogue was facilitated
by PILDAT...
Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan 2016
The Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan 2016 is a report prepared by PILDAT to evaluate the quality of democracy in ...
India-Pakistan Legislators and Public Officials Dialogue on Sharing of Experiences on Governance and Democracy
The fifth round of Pakistan-India
Legislators and Public Officials Dialogue was facilitated by PILDAT
in Dub...
Pakistan-India Legislators and Public Officials Dialogue on Sharing of Experiences on Governance and Democracy
Joint
Statement
The fourth round of the Pakistan-India
Legislators and Public Officials Dialogue on...
PILDAT releases results of Nationwide Public Opinion Poll assessing Quality of Governance and Democracy across Federal and Provincial s...
Nationwide respondents rate
10 out of 27 governance indicators of the Federal Government positive...
Public Opinion on Quality of Democracy in Pakistan
PILDAT nationwide poll on Public Opinion on Quality of Democracy in Pakistan: Third Year of Federal and Provincial Governments: Jun...
PILDAT Monitor on Quality of Democracy in Pakistan
The PILDAT Monitor on Quality
of Democracy, covering the period between January-August 2016,
an...
PILDAT’s Nation-Wide Public Opinion Poll on the state of Democracy at the end of third year of current Federal and Provincial Governmen...
PILDAT’s
Nation-Wide Public Opinion Poll on the state of Democracy at the end of third
year of current Federal and Provincia...
Although Quality of Democracy in Pakistan is on the rise in 2015, still unable to recover the shine and optimism of 2013 after turbulen...
Although
Quality of Democracy in Pakistan is on the rise in 2015, still unable to recover
the shine and optimism o...
Pakistan Mein Miyaar-e-Jamhooriyat Ka Jaiza 2015
This is Urdu Version of "Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan 2015"
Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan 2015
The Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan 2015 is a report prepared by PILDAT to evaluate the quality of democracy in ...
India-Pakistan Legislators and Public Officials Dialogue on Sharing of Experiences on Governance and Democracy
The third leg of the third India-Pakistan
Legislators and Public Officials Dialogue on Sharing of Experiences on...
India-Pakistan Legislators and Public Officials Dialogue on Sharing of Experiences on Governance and Democracy
The second meet of the Third Round
of Pakistan-India Legislators and Public Officials Dialogue on Sharing of
...
India-Pakistan Legislators and Public Officials Dialogue on Sharing of Experiences on Governance and Democracy
The third round of Pakistan-India Legislators
and Public Officials Dialogue on Sharing of Experiences ...
Pakistan Delegation Arrives in India for the third Round of India-Pakistan Legislators and Public Officials Dialogue on Sharing of Expe...
March 07; A delegation of 19 members of the National and Provincial Assemblies of Pakistan, Government Officials and Media Persons ...
PILDAT Holds Consultation on the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan During 2015
January 29, Islamabad: A consultation session
was organized by PILDAT for its annual Assessment of the Quality of Democracy
in ...
Pakistan-India Legislators and Public Officials Dialogue on Sharing of Experiences on Governance and Democracy
The second round of Pakistan-India Legislators and Public Officials Dialogue on Sharing of Experiences on Governance and...
PILDAT Polls and its Democracy and Governance reports are absolutely independent and objective
October 26; Daily ‘Dunya’ Lahore
has published a series of baseless news stories in its issues of October 26,
2015 ...
Approval Ratings on the Overall Quality of Democracy up to 66% at the end of the 2nd Year of the Current Government
Only
30% of the respondents believe the General Election 2013 to be somewhat
to completely rigged at the ...
Public Opinion on Quality of Democracy in Pakistan
PILDAT has been assessing the quality of democracy in Pakistan since 2002. In 2013, for the first time, PILDAT commissioned a natio...
Public Confidence in Democracy Remains High in Pakistan – PILDAT Survey
For English version, see below.
Public Confidence
in Democracy Remains High in Pakistan - PILDAT Survey...
Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan – Major Developments affecting the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan
The PILDAT Democracy Monitor attempts
to delineate the various developments, both negative and positive, that have
affected the...
APCs undermine majesty of the Parliament: PILDAT Roundtable
June
24; Speakers at the Roundtable discussing National Assembly’s
Performance in second ...
Monitor on Quality of Democracy in Pakistan; 2nd Year of the Federal and Provincial Governments
The PILDAT Democracy Monitor attempts to delineate the various evelopments, both negative and positive, that have affected the qual...
PILDAT Team Visits IIDEA Headquarters
On Monday, March 2, 2015, PILDAT team visited International IDEA headquarters in Stockholm to interact with a multi-faceted group of II...
Quality of Democracy Significantly Declined in 18 Months since June 2013: PILDAT Assessment of Quality of Democracy in Pakistan
Weak Government and Ascendancy of Military Weaknesses of Democracy.
Introduce Collective Decision Making as opposed to Prime Min...
Pakistan Mein Miyaray Jamhoriyat Ja Jaiza [Urdu]
This is Urdu version of Report on "Assessment of the Quality of Democracy
in Pakistan, June 2013 to December 2014".
Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan
The Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan, June 2013 – December 2014 is a report prepared by PILDAT to evaluate the qu...
Citizen-Led Assessment of Democracy: Local and Global Contexts in Pakistan
Although many parts of the world have not experienced democracy until recently, successive waves of democratization throughout the ...
Democratic Development in Perspective
The General Election of May 2013 marked a significant development for Pakistan's democracy. The first successful transition from on...
71 % Pakistanis Support Holding of Local Government Elections Nationwide – Quality of Democracy in Pakistan – Public Confidence ...
September 08; A substantial 71% of Pakistan’s population says that holding Local Government elections nationwide are somewhat to very i...
Resolution of Political Issues must within the Constitutional Framework
Lahore, August 28, 2014; Constitutional framework has to be the basis of resolution of all political issues, and any tinkering with Dem...
Public Opinion Overwhelmingly Supports Democracy: PILDAT Nationwide Poll
August 12; A PILDAT Public Opinion Poll has revealed that a substantial 67% of the country’s population believes that democratically el...
Public Opinion On Quality of Democracy in Pakistan
PILDAT has been assessing the quality of democracy in Pakistan since 2002. In 2013, for the first time, PILDAT commissioned a natio...
PILDAT Condemns Attack on Hamid Mir
April 21; PILDAT has condemned the attack on Mr. Hamid Mir, terming it both unfortunate and alarming. The attack, once again, highlight...
Overall Satisfaction with Democracy Increased in Pakistan compared to India: Comparative Analysis of State of Democracy in South Asia L...
February 13; Overall satisfaction with democracy in Pakistan has increased in the past decade compared to India which has seen a negati...
Views on State of Democracy in South Asia: 2013
The Views on State of Democracy in South Asia: 2013 - Pakistan Report is a part of the State of Democracy in South Asia initiative ...
PILDAT Releases Report on Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in First 100 Days of National and Provincial Governments
The Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan in first 100 Days of National and Provincial Governments is an assessment by PIL...
Public Verdict on Performance of Governance and Democracy in First 100 Days of National and Provincial Governments
September 15; On International Day of Democracy, PILDAT has released Public Verdict on Performance of Governance and Democracy in First...
PILDAT kicks off Consultation on Assessment of Quality of Democracy in 100 Days of New Federal and Provincial Governments
September 05; In order to assess quality of democracy in Pakistan in first 100 days of new National and Provincial Governments, PILDAT ...
Public Verdict on Performance of Governance and Democracy in First 100 Days of Pakistan’s National & Provincial Governments...
PILDAT Report Public Verdict on Performance of Governance and Democracy in First 100 Days of Pakistan's National and Provincial Gov...
Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in First 100 Days of National and Provincial Governments June 6 – September 13, 2013
The Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in first 100 Days of National and Provincial Governments is a report prepared by PILDAT ...
Public Verdict on Democracy a mixture of “Applause,” “Appreciation” and “Reprimand”: PILDAT-Gallup Public Opinion Survey
February 21; Public’s verdict on quality of democratic governance in Pakistan in the past 5 years is a mixture of “applause,” “apprecia...
Public Verdict on Democracy: 2008 to 2013
As the present Government and Parliament complete five-year term in 2013, PILDAT joined hands with Gallup Pakistan to hold a popula...
Assessment of the Quality of Democracy: Process of Democracy Improved; Performance of Democracy Dismal: PILDAT
January 30; In five (5) years since 9th General Election in Pakistan – held in February 2008 – while the processes of democracy have im...
PILDAT Launches Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan – – Let us Judge the Processes and Principles of Democ...
Islamabad, January 30; Let us judge the processes and principles of democracy, put in place by the coalition Government in 5 years, thr...
Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan
This is Urdu Version of Report on "Assessment of Quality of Democracy in Pakistan for Year 2012".
Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan
What is the quality of democracy in Pakistan at the end of 2012, especially looked at in the context of near-completion of 5 years ...
Continuity of Democratic Process a Positive Sign; Governance Failure a Major Concern: PILDAT Workshop
Islamabad: December 6; While processes that strengthen democracy have been effectively put into work, the ultimate performance of the d...
Democracy Assessment Group Reviews Indigenous Framework to Evaluate Quality of Democracy in Pakistan
Islamabad, September 25: PILDAT’s Democracy Assessment Group that met here today reviewed an indigenous framework to evaluate the quali...
Democracy Monitor: Monthly Update – August 2012
This Democracy Monitor by PILDAT records developments impacting the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan during August 7 – September 6, 201...
Democracy Monitor
This Democracy Monitor by PILDAT records developments impacting the quality of democracy in Pakistan during May 01 – August 06, 2012.
...
Developments impacting the Quality of Democracy: January-April 2012
On March 17, 2012, while addressing the joint sitting of Parliament at the beginning of the 5th and final year of the term of the 13th ...
PILDAT’s Democracy Assessment Group recommends 5 Key Measures to resolve Karachi’s unrest
Islamabad, April 25; In view of the worsening law and order situation in Karachi, the Democracy Assessment Group convened by PILDAT con...
PILDAT’s Democracy Assessment Group recommends 13 Priority Actions to improve the Balochistan Situation
Islamabad, April 24; In view of the unrest in Balochistan, the Democracy Assessment Group convened by PILDAT conducted a fact-finding m...
Public Service Delivery Important to Improve Quality of Democracy
April 16: PILDAT launched it reports on the ‘Assessment of Democracy’ in Karachi, where representatives from the academia, media and ci...
National Workshops: Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan
PILDAT organised several Consultative and National Workshops on Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan from March 2011 ...
National Workshop on Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan
PILDAT organised a National Workshop over Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan on March 19, 2012 in Peshawar where member...
Despite everything, Democracy moves forward, participants say
February 2: In a National Workshop over the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan in 2011 organised by PILDAT participants said that despite...
Democracy makes Progress despite Challenges: DAG
Lahore, January 27; In a year of turmoil marked by several challenges, democracy in Pakistan has made incremental progress. The Democra...
Pakistan Mein Myaar-e-Jamhoriat Ka Jaiza [Urdu]
This is Urdu version of the report on "Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan: January - December 2011".
Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan 2011
The Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan 2011 is a report prepared by PILDAT and its Democracy Assessment Group that ...
Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan: January – December 2011
The Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan: Year 2011 is a report prepared by PILDAT and its Democracy Assessment Group...
PILDAT kicks off Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in 2011 through a National Workshop
Islamabad, December 29; PILDAT began its assessment of the quality of democracy in Pakistan in year 2011 through facilitating a nationa...
Repeated interventions in Democracy responsible for Stunted Growth of Democratic Institutions: Law Minister
Islamabad, December 22; Performance of the Parliament of Pakistan was evaluated to be at 44% in an evaluation by Parliamentarians and o...
Poor governance and economic disarray weakening consensus on democracy: DAG
Islamabad, September 15, 2011; The Democracy Assessment Group (DAG), convened by PILDAT, has cautioned that poor governance and economi...
PPPP-PML Alliance Should Work to Improve Standards of Governance
Karachi, May 03; The PPPP-PML alliance should work to address issues of governance in areas such as endemic corruption, spiraling price...
Failure of Governance should not be seen as failure of Democracy
Lahore, April 25;: Failure of governance should not be seen as a failure of democracy and democracy is the only way forward for Pakista...
Quality of Democracy assessed at 46% upon conclusion of 3rd Parliamentary Year
Islamabad; March 15, On the completion of the 3rd Parliamentary year and government, the Democracy Assessment Group of PILDAT gave a 46...
State of Democracy in Pakistan 2008-2010
The State of Democracy in Pakistan: 2008-2010, a working paper by PILDAT, has been compiled as a result of the assessment carried o...
Despite shortcomings, Democratic System Must Continue
Lahore, December 31; In discussing the performance of the National Assembly and its evaluation in the context of democratic strengtheni...
Mid-Term Review of Quality of Democracy in Pakistan gets a 45% Score
Islamabad, September 15; The Mid-Term Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan received an average score of 45%. Released on ...
Pakistan mein Miaray Jamhooriat Ka Wust Modutti Jaiza – Report [Urdu]
This is Urdu version of the Report on Mid Term Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan.
Pakistan mein Miaray Jamhooriat Ka Wust Modutti Jaiza – Khusala [Urdu]
This is Urdu version of the Executive Summary on Mid Term Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan.
Mid-Term Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan (Draft)
The Mid-Term Review of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan, covering the period of March 25, 2008 to September 24, 2010, is an ass...
Mid-Term Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan
The Mid-Term Review of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan, covering the period of March 25, 2008 to September 24, 2010, is an ass...
Mid-Term Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan
The Mid-Term Review of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan, covering the period of March 25, 2008 to September 24, 2010, is an ass...
National Workshops: Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan
PILDAT organised two National Workshops on Assessment of the Quality of Democracy in Pakistan from January to September 2010 in Isl...
Politicians, MPs, Academicians, Civil Society and Media Persons Mull Over What Should Determine Democracy Assessment in Pakistan
Islamabad; January 25: Politicians, Members of Parliament, Academicians, Civil Society and Media Persons got together upon PILDAT invit...
Democracy Assessment Group (DAG) Meets at PILDAT to Start Assessment of Democracy in Pakistan
Islamabad, January 14: PILDAT has facilitated the formation of a Democracy Assessment Group with the objective to carry out an objectiv...
Poor Governance is the Greatest Threat to Democracy in Pakistan: PILDAT – Identifies 5 Major Threats and 5 enabling factors for ...
Islamabad, September 15: PILDAT has identified 5 major potential threats to democracy in Pakistan on the International Democracy Day, S...
PILDAT Democracy & Governance Panel urges the establishment of a Judicial Appointment Commission to streamline Judicial Appointmen...
Islamabad, August 11; The PILDAT Democracy & Governance Panel has proposed that an urgent constitutional amendment be made to strea...
PILDAT Democracy & Governance Panel Issues Proposals for Constitutional Amendments; Calls for focus on early repeal of 17th Amendm...
Islamabad, August 3: The PILDAT Democracy and Governance Panel that comprises eminent legal and political experts and opinion leaders f...
PILDAT Roundtable Discussion on State of Democracy 2008-2009Weak Democracy and Poor Governance better than Better Governance and Strong...
Islamabad, April 03: Weak democracy and poor governance are better than better governance and a strong dictatorships, agreed panelists ...
PILDAT Reviews the State of Democracy in PakistanPILDAT Releases Annual Report on the Evaluation of the National Assembly; State of Gov...
Islamabad, April 03: In an annual State of Democracy review, PILDAT has issued 3 separate reports covering evaluation of the National A...
Efforts to resolve the political crisis through administrative measures alone will further deepen the crisis and threaten democratic or...
The media reports indicate that the Federal Government headed by President Asif Ali Zardari and the four provincial governments, wh...
The Politics of Democracy and of Good Governance in Pakistan
What is the relationship between democracy and good governance? How does this relationship
play out in Pakistan. Specifically, how...
Amidst rising Insurgency, growing Extremism and sectarian Killings, the Long March for the Rule of Law and Independent Judiciary will S...
Pakistan is rife with growing insurgency in at least 2 of its 4 provinces. Most of the FATA - the autonomous region along Afghan bo...
Demilitarization of Politics and Economy Urged; PILDAT International Conference on Justice, Accountability and International Experience...
Prominent legal minds of the country, at an International Conference on Justice Accountability and International Experience, organised ...
State of Democracy in Pakistan
The State of Democracy in Pakistan - Report of the Year 2006 attempts to present an objective and factual analysis of the state of ...
State of Democracy in Pakistan
The State of Democracy in Pakistan - Report of the Year 2005 attempts to present an objective and factual analysis of the state of ...
Dialogue on Democracy, Governance and Extremism with the delegation accompanying the Honourable Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
IntroductionA 13-member delegation consisting of Members of Parliament, Academicians, Government Officials and intellectuals led by Hon...
State of Democracy Report: Quarter 4, 2004
Covering the last quarter of 2004, the report analyses the democratic deficit in the country at the end of the year and comments on...
Democracy Update: Quarter 4, 2004
A 6-page summarisation of the State of Democracy Report of the Quarter, this Democracy Update carries an abridged version of democr...
Internally democratic political parties required for stable democracy in Pakistan
“In order for democratic processes to develop in Pakistan, political parties in Pakistan need to be internally democratic.” These views...
Patience and Persistence required for a stable democracy in Pakistan
Introduction
Dr. Ashraf Choudhary, Member of New Zealand
Parliament delivered a...
Jamhuriat ki Surat-e-haal [Urdu]
Jamhuriat ki Surat-e-haal - November 16, 2003 to March 31, 2004 is the Urdu translation of the State of Democracy Report.
State of Democracy Report: Quarter 3, 2004
Carrying an analysis and commentary on democratic developments in the country during the third quarter of 2004, this report covers ...
Democracy Update: Quarter 3, 2004
A 6-page summarisation of the State of Democracy Report of the Quarter, this Democracy Update carries an abridged version of democr...
First 2 Years and Performance of the National Assembly and Prospects of Democracy
Islamabad: November 29: Performance of the National Assembly has been less than satisfactory due to the political environment in which ...
Former Foreign & Law Minister of Bangladesh on ‘Democracy in South Asia; Challenges and Prospects’
Introduction
Dr. Kamal Hossain, Former Foreign & Law Minister of
Bangladesh delivered a Special Lec...
State of Democracy: Quarter 2, 2004
This report covers the second quarter of the second year of democracy. It presents an analysis of the events and decisions that imp...
Democracy Update: Quarter 2, 2004
A 6-page summarisation of the State of Democracy Report of the Quarter, this Democracy Update carries an abridged version of democr...
Democracy Update
A 6-page summarisation of the State of Democracy Report of the Quarter, this Democracy Update carries an abridged version of democr...
State of Democracy Report
The State of Democracy Report covers the period from November 16, 2003 to March 31, 2004. Following the same format as the first ye...
Jamhuriat ki Surat-e-haal: Pakistan Mein Jamhuriat Ka Pehla Sal [Urdu]
"Jamhuri Nizam Ka Pehla Sal" is the Urdu version of the First Year of Democracy Report.
State of Democracy: First Year of Democracy
The State of Democracy Report - First Year of Democracy presents an analysis of the state of democracy and the process of democrati...
PILDAT Executive Director meets UNDP/IPU Mission
PILDAT Executive Director, Ahmed Bilal Mehboob, met for over an hour with the four-membered UNDP-IPU mission at Lahore at the invitatio...
British Perspective on the State of Democracy in Pakistan
Mr. Khalid Mahmood from the UK House of Commons visited Lahore recently. PILDAT arranged a talk by Mr. Mehmood on the British Perspecti...
Jamhuriat ki Surat-e-haal : Pakistan Mein Jamhuri Nizam Ki Teesri Sehmahi [Urdu]
"Pakistan Mein Jamhuri Nizam ki Teesri Sehmahi" is the Urdu version of the State of Democracy - 3rd Quarter of Democracy.
State of Democracy: 3rd Quarter of Democracy
Third in the State of Democracy Series, this report presents an analysis of the events and decisions that impacted the process of d...
Pakistan Mein Jamhuriat ki Surat-e-haal: Pakistan Mein Jamhuri Nizam ki Doosri Sehmahi [Urdu]
"Pakistan Mein Jamhuri Nizam ki Doosri Sehmahi" is the Urdu version of the State of Democracy - 2nd Quarter of Democracy.
State of Democracy: 2nd Quarter of Democracy
The State of Democracy Report - Second Quarter of Democracy covers the period from February 24, 2003 to May 15, 2003. Following the...
Jamhuriat ki Surat-e-haal: Pehle Sau Din [Urdu]
"Jamhuriat Key Pehle Sau Din" is the Urdu Version of the First 100 Days of Democracy listed above.
State of Democracy – Revival of Democracy in Pakistan : First 100 Days of Democracy
The State of Democracy Report - First 100 Days of Democracy presents an objective and factual analysis of the state of democracy an...
Stregthening Democracy:
PILDAT arranged a talk by Mr. Mohammad Sarwar, British MP, and also a member of the PILDAT Board of Advisors here in Lahore on Sunday, ...
PILDAT International Conference
While Pakistan prepared to make a transition towards democracy in October 2002, several issues relating to the sustainability of th...