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Washington Doesn’t Help Pakistani Democracy
Back in October 2013, I argued in an op-ed that President Obama should use a visit by Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to bolster the Pakistani government’s role relative to the military. The imbalance in civil-military relations, I contended at the time, was indicative of an incomplete democracy. I called on Washington to help strengthen civilian institutions such as Parliament and the police. “In a true democracy,” I wrote, “no institution, no matter how essential, should enjoy such unchecked power.”
Two years later, Sharif is back in Washington. Unfortunately, democracy in his country not only remains incomplete, but has also grown increasingly imperiled. In Pakistan, the idea of any semblance of a civil-military balance is a sham — and U.S. policy, unfortunately, helps widen the divide.
In the summer of 2014, an anti-government movement led by opposition politician Imran Khan, and likely sponsored by the security establishment, weakened Sharif considerably. His portfolio was downsized dramatically, and his policy space shrunk swiftly. The military swooped in to fill the vacuum. Ever since, Sharif has ruled more like a governor than a premier — he sets the agenda on domestic affairs, but defers to higher powers on foreign
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KARACHI: Clearing Karachi of its crime syndicates and militant networks was never going to be anything less than an uphill task, one that required ‘heavy hitters’ to be brought in. Thus, when it was decided to launch the Karachi Operation in September 2013, the Pakistan Rangers, Sindh, were placed in charge of it, with the city police playing a supporting role.
Nearly a year on, Major General Rizwan Akhtar’s tenure as DG Rangers — which began in March 2012 — is coming to a close amid considerable debate over the operation’s outcome and conduct thus far, with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in particular alleging that the paramilitary force, as well as former city police chief Shahid Hayat, were singling out its activists.
For his part, the DG describes himself as “very happy” at the progress that has so far been made, although he is relieved to be moving on. “Ever since I became major general I’ve been on command, I haven’t had a chance to relax. I like playing golf, but haven’t played a single day since the operation began.”
After nearly two years in Karachi, the first time that he’s been posted here in 33 years of service in the armed forces, he believes that notwithstanding its highly complex dynamics, there are three main problems that bedevil the city: political parties’