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Islamabad, Sep 18 (PTI) Even after living under dictatorial regime for decades, most Pakistanis still want their country to be democratically ruled, a survey has suggested.
A study sponsored by the Inter-Parliamentary Union suggested that about 62 per cent of Pakistanis felt it?s "very important" to live in a democratic country.
Some 26 per cent of those polled said it?s "somewhat important" while seven per cent felt it was "not very important", according to the study ?World Public Opinion on Political Tolerance?.
The study released on Tuesday to mark the International Democracy Day, 33 per cent of Pakistanis felt that there was an opportunity of free expression in Pakistan while 35 per cent said it was "somewhat free".
Approximately 50 per cent felt that the opposition parties get a fair chance to express their views and try to influence government policies "Most of the time", the Dawn newspaper reported.
Islamabad, Sep 18 (PTI) Even after living under dictatorial regime for decades, most Pakistanis still want their country to be democratically ruled, a survey has suggested.
A study sponsored by the Inter-Parliamentary Union suggested that about 62 per cent of Pakistanis felt it?s "very important" to live in a democratic country.
Some 26 per cent of those polled said it?s "somewhat important" while seven per cent felt it was "not very important", according to the study ?World Public Opinion on Political Tolerance?.
The study released on Tuesday to mark the International Democracy Day, 33 per cent of Pakistanis felt that there was an opportunity of free expression in Pakistan while 35 per cent said it was "somewhat free".
Approximately 50 per cent felt that the opposition parties get a fair chance to express their views and try to influence government policies "Most of the time", the Dawn newspaper reported.
