India, with which Pakistan shares a similar background, went through 40 years of dysfunctional democracy with a one-party system. But in the last 16 years it has begun to reap the fruits of genuine democratic competition, because an independent judiciary and electoral commission gives people confidence that their vote can make a difference.
印度和巴基斯坦具有类似的背景，经历了40年一党专制的运转不良的民主。但是在过去16年里，它开始收获真正民主竞争的果实，因为独立司法和选举委员会给予人民信心，也就是他们的选票可以有所作为。在我们巴基斯坦有同样的司法独立前，选举是不会自由和公正的。