Pakistan - government changes, governance remains the same

The attack by Pakistan Peoples Party members on Former Chief Minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim in the Sindh Assembly has marred the inauguration of 'democracy' in Pakistan. Not only is the PPP-MQM coalition under strain, the very democratic freedoms which the new government pledged to guarantee to the Pakistani people have been compromised. The incident has put the entire democratic process in Pakistan in jeopardy.
Firsly, for a 350 seating capacity gallery at the Sindh Assembly, over 1000 invitation cards were distributed. According to Ghulam Rahim, he was assured that the security in the Assembly would not be breached and minimum entry passes would be issued.
Secondly, as Arbab Ghulam Rahim left the Assembly, he was subjected to shoe lashing by the PPP activists. This was preceded by several attempts to attack Ghulam Rahim in the Assembly. The apparent reason for attacks was the inability of Ghulam Rahim to provide adequate security for Former PM Benazir Bhutto, who was assasinated in December 2007.
Thirdly, ARY One World TV and Geo TV confirmed that both the TV channels have been taken off air after airing footage of the chaotic scenes in the Sindh Assembly. There are several explanations emerging for the two hour blackout of the channels. According to the Cabel Operators the blackout was due to technical problems. The Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sherry Rehman has denied any role of the Government and referred to 'some political party' as responsible for the suspension. The Pakistani Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has been directed to probe the issue.
No matter what the investigations reveal, one fact clearly stands out; creating political order in Pakistani is a challenging task. The form of government might be democratic or autocratic but its challenges remain the same. Unfortunately, for Pakistan the strategies for countering these challenges have also remained the same. In Pakistan the form of government has apparently changed from autocratic to democratic but form of governance remains much the same.