Pakistan News And Discussion-9

[Guest]

<b>Stop infiltration in J&K: EU to Pak</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->In a report to be presented to the European Parliament, the European body has also slammed Pakistan for lack of "meaningful and representative" democracy in parts of Jammu and Kashmir held by it while drawing a contrast with the situation prevailing in areas of the state across the LoC.

The draft report, prepared by the Committee of Foreign Affairs, has attracted sharp reaction from Pakistan, which has dubbed it as "unwarranted criticism" of the country in contrast to the "unquestioning endorsement of the Indian standpoint".
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

as usual confused lot. <!--emo&--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<b>S Asians want democracy, Pakistanis not sure</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The study found that the citizens of South Asia do not simply like democracy, they prefer it over authoritarian rule.

"With the exception of Pakistan, about two-third of those who responded preferred democracy over any other form of government," the report said.

For every one response that endorses dictatorship, there are six that prefer democracy, which compares favourably with the ratio obtained in East Asia, Latin America and post-Soviet era countries of Europe.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->