Pakistan’s war on terror threatens democracy, says advocacy group

‘An advocacy group says Pakistan’s current overly militarized counter-terrorism strategy threatens democracy in the country.

The International Crisis Group said in a report released on Wednesday that the counter-terrorism plan gave too much power to the military at the cost of other institutions like the judiciary and parliament.

“The military’s continual undermining of civilian authority since democracy’s restoration in 2008 will remain a major challenge to meaningful and sustained reform,” the report said.

Pakistan’s 2008 democratic transition occurred after former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf was forced out due to an uprising led by lawyers and other civil society organizations.’

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