Pakistan is an oligarchy and has corruption rooted in everything, from getting a phone connection, to getting electricity meter installed, to getting land registered, to get intiqal completed, to even get the space for grave. I see this every day and night being in a sector that is closely related to under privileged for micro financing.
I myself has participated actively in 5 elections (1988, 90, 93and 96) and most recently in 2013 and seen a lot from up close level to vouch that in current institutionalized corruption there is no way that fair elections can be held.
To win in huge majority of constituencies you have to be above law - DPO, DCO, should be under you otherwise you cannot do anything.
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And for simpletons elections is democracy and this sham system which some call democracy will make them flourish - one day.
Gap between haves and have nots have widened in last 10 years but they still believe that rigged elections means democracy.
Saddam Hussein also had orchestrated elections - by that measure he was also a jamhoori leader as defined by Pakistani standards.
So much for accountability.
