Publication

This paper reviews the state of Pakistan a year after the installation of the democratically-elected government in February 2008. It argues that the country's democratic credentials remain weak largely due to the failure of its leadership. The frail democratic institutions, perennial civil-military stand-off, fragile political consensus and increasing sectarian tensions, the author writes, have caused Pakistan to be trapped in a political quagmire, thus making the attainment of democracy a difficult task.