Question

VVha t is a military coup ? WhyPakis tan under General Mu sharraf couldn'tbe called a true democracy ? Explain any four reasons.

CBSE Class IX Social Science LA (5 Marks)

Answer 1

When a democratically elected government is overthrown by the military, it is called military coup.

Reasons why Pakistan under General Musharraf cannot be called a Democracy :

(i)       People in Pakistan have elected representatives to the National and Provincial Assemblies but those elected representatives are not the real leaders.

(ii)     The power to take final decisions rests with army officials and General Musharraf.

(iii)   They formally have an elected Parliament and government. The work of the Civilian Cabinet is supervised by the National Security Council which is dominated by military officials.

(iv)    The real powers in Pakistan are with military officers and not with locally elected representatives.

(v) This cannot be called 'people's rule'. General Musharraf was responsible for coup.

Answer 2

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✔Military coup is a form of government which is formed when the military overthrow the present government and declare itself as the head of state forcibly.

✔The military coup takes all the decisions for the country and have all the powers of judiciary, executive and legislative. It can be called as non - democratic government.

✔In 1999, General Pervez Musharraf replaced a democratic government in Pakistan and declared himself as Cheif Executive of the Pakistan.

✔In 2002, Pervez Musharraf issued a "Legal framework" order by which the constitution was amended.

✔The elections in Pakistan were held but Parvez Musharraf used cheats and malpractices to win the elections.

✔In a democratic government, the elections are held and government is elected according to the choice of citizens and work according top them but in the case of Pakistan, the head took all the main decisions and the other decisions were taken by military officials.