The Struggling Democracy in Pakistan: A Case Study of PPP Regime (2008-13)

Abstract

This qualitative study aimed to evaluate the performance of PPP regime during the period (2008-13) by locating those factors due to which the PPP regime lost its government in the next elections. The PPP regime successfully completed its constitutional tenure of five years in 2013 but could not be re- elected for the next term. This study highlighted the various gray areas in performance pattern of the PPP regime and systematically listed the factors due to which the PPP regime became unpopular in the eyes of the general public. The study has mainly used the descriptive and case study method for achieving the objectives of this research. This study concluded that the poor performance in various areas of public service delivery resulted to weaken the credibility of PPP regime in the public eye, and accordingly the PPP regime had lost her political mandate in the next elections which were held in 2013.