Democracy Index 2020: Pakistan ranked 105th in terms of 'hybrid system' in terms of democracy
GETTYIMAGES In its report, the International Research Organization, which reviews democratic systems in various countries, described Pakistan's system of government as "hybrid". The report titled 'Democracy Index 2020' examines the prevailing democracy in 165 independent countries and two autonomous regions around the world, including Pakistan. Pakistan is ranked 105th out of 167 in the Economist Intelligence Unit's EIU's Democracy List, and the country's overall score in 2020 is 4.31, up from the previous two years. Something better than But according to the report, Pakistan's democracy has declined in 2016 and beyond. Commenting on the report, Senator Faisal Javed, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting in the Upper House of the Senate of Pakistan, said that the reason for the lack of stability in democracy in the country is the negative attitude of the opposition par...