The political situation in Pakistan today remains tense and unsettled, marked by a deepening standoff between the ruling coalition and opposition forces, unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and a fragile economy still under IMF supervision. Analysts studying government and politics in Pakistan describe the country as trapped in a prolonged cycle of confrontation that has raised fresh questions about whether Pakistan is a democracy or dictatorship in practice, even as it holds regular elections and maintains a civilian parliament. Background Pakistan’s political system is built around a federal parliamentary…
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