State and Society of Pakistan – Divergence and Harmony between the Two

Abstract

States and societies are complementary politico - social entities. Whereas the state structure is based on society, it is the state machinery which provides a system to the society to live in peace and stability. Seen in this context, the state and society of Pakistan seems to be in a disequilibrium. We have wasted lot of time in experimenting different systems and in the process failed to understand that whatever system we may intend to follow, nothing can succeed without willing participation of the society. Therefore bottom line in all our policies should be the respect of public opinion and consensus development on national decision making process