More than 1 billion people are going to the polls in South Asia this year. In a test of democratic values and human rights in the region, voters will choose leaders in five countries: Bangladesh ...

Pakistan has a long and turbulent history with democracy. Since its independence in 1947, the country has experienced military coups, martial law regimes, and abrupt dissolutions of assemblies ...

In this article, we look at the most democratic countries in the world. You can skip our detailed analysis on the link between democracy and economic growth, and head over directly to the Top 10 ...

A round half the world’s population live in places that held elections in 2024. Some 1.65bn ballots were cast across more than 70 countries. But while the number of democratic elections in a ...

Pakistan has encountered formidable challenges in the establishment of fully functional democratic political institutions, in contrast to other South Asian countries like India and Sri Lanka.

Pakistan's democracy ranking fell six spots in 2024, placing it among the "top 10 worst performers" in the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Democracy Index. Pakistan ranked 124th globally ...

THE Trump administration has halted nearly all US government funding for programmes that promote democracy and human rights in many countries, a move that experts warn will have significant ...

“We are thankful to the United States and the co-host countries for inviting Pakistan to attend the Second Summit for Democracy being held on 29-30 March," read a statement.

In its Democracy Index 2023 report, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has downgraded Pakistan to an “authoritarian regime”, registering the greatest deterioration of any country in the ...

Pakistan on Tuesday declined to attend the second Summit for Democracy, hosted this week by the United States, saying it would instead engage bilaterally with Washington on democracy. The Biden ...

Six major labour policies in Pakistan, spanning from 1955 to 2018, were intended to address societal gaps for labour and ensure economic justice, egalitarian fairness, and democratic values.

A cable reportedly showed that the U.S. pressured Pakistan to oust then-prime minister Imran Khan over ties to Russia during the invasion of Ukraine.