Essay Outline: The Role of Opposition in the Politics of Pakistan
- Introduction
- What is opposition, its forms and extent?
- Fundamental components of liberal democracy
- Parliamentary opposition
- Unconstitutional opposition
- Opposition as minority party
- A conceptual framework of opposition in Pakistan
- Historical events which have proved that opposition have played constructive role to mobilise public opinion in Pakistan.
- Peasant movement in East Pakistan
- Language movement in East Pakistan
- Anti-Ahmadiyya movement in the Punjab
- Anti-One Unit movement in West Pakistan
- What is the role of opposition in an emerging democracy of Pakistan?
- The role in democratic governance
- The voice of the voiceless
- An alternative to the ruling government
- An official opposition
- What the opposition can do for the people of Pakistan
- To build confidence of the people
- To reassure their concerns and interests
- To improve the quality of life
- To criticize by offering cogent reasons
- To protect society from the excesses and corruption of power
- To change every abuse of executive power, bureaucracy redtapism
- To address the issues of human rights
- To protect the public funds
- To be vigilant as watch dog
- To stimulate democratic debate
- Is it true opposition has failed completely to play its role in Pakistan?
- Which factors are responsible for ineffective role of opposition in Pakistan?
- Military – Bureaucratic oligarchy
- Socio-Cultural incongruities
- Difference of opinions between right and left
- Ethic divisions of political parties
- Linguistic problems
- What are the legitimate rights of the opposition in Pakistan?
- To operate in a free and democratic atmosphere
- To access state’s Media
- To get freedom of association, speech and demonstrations
- To freely access materials from official sources
- To have free access to the people
- To discharge its duty effectively
- To be accorded the same treatment and facilities
- What are responsibilities of opposition in Pakistan?
- To fair in the criticism of government policies
- To uphold, defend the sovereignty
- To work for national integration
- To join hands government to tackle the natural disasters
- What are measures which can help to bolster the role of opposition in Pakistan?
- By active political participation
- By acting as organized and institutionalized agent
- By taking stance on the contemporary issues
- By harnessing public opinion
- By leading to conciliation or unification
- By playing oversight role to ensure government actions in the interest of general masses
- By exposing weakness in government policies
- By playing Effective role to further vistas of glory and achievement
- Conclusion
