Unheeded lessons of democracy - Niilofer Farrukh

For any tangible success the real battle has to be fought within each Pakistani as he/she struggles to re-learn the spirit of democracy. The blueprint to victory lies in the understanding and practice of the constitution which has been forsaken by citizens and leaders alike. The first step in this direction would be to dismantle the system of economic apartheid which resides both in attitudes and in the crumbling brick-and-mortar facilities for the masses.

To become a stronger nation, each time we come back from an anti-Taliban demonstration or fund-raising drive for the Swat refugees, we need to tell ourselves, change is only possible if we begin to build the foundations of a participatory democracy.