Pakistan Social Sciences Review December 2018, Vol. 2, No. 2 [42-54] P-ISSN 2664-0422 O-ISSN 2664-0430 RESEARCH PAPER Paradoxical Democratizing Process in Pakistan: A Qualitative Analysis Dr. Zahid Yaseen 1 Ammara Chemma 2 Dr. Zakir Hussain 3 1. Assistant Professor , Department of Political Science , GC Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan 2. Ph. D Scholar , Department of Political Science , University of the Punjab Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan 3. Assistant Professor , Department of Political Science , Leads University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan PAPER INFO ABSTRACT Received: October 21, 2018 Accepted: December 18, 2018 Online: December 30, 2018 An essential customs for a democratic system is strong civil- military relations but in the history there are certain states in which military take over the civilian government like Africa, Cuba, Malaysia, Libya, Thailand, Turkey, Egypt etc. While observing Pakistan’s history, it was evident that the absence of democratic values in our political culture has permitted the military to effortlessly infiltrate all parts of the legislative framework. Toppling over democratic institutes by Military Dictators started soon after independence. There were many difficulties which provoked uncertainty towards a stable governmental framework in Pakistan. In this research both analytical and descriptive methods will be utilized. The analytical method will help to critically evaluate the role of military and gaps of civilian government. .The tenacity of this paper is to suggest some tools to tackle the military intervention in politics that will enhance the process of democratization Keywords: Civil, Military, Leadership, Stability, Freedom, Accountability Corresponding Author: ammaracheema7 86@gmail.com Introduction From the beginning, many countries have experienced their military’s involvement in their government system. Few have evolved into civilian governments and others have experienced a regular military intervention. Pakistan is one of those countries which experienced the nonstop increasing impact of military into governmental issues. In its early sixty-two years since independence, the Pakistan military has had either direct or indirect control of government. It has had massive effect on the instructions that Pakistan has taken. The ongoing absence of stability in Pakistan is actually due to miss-managed civil-military relations. A healthy civil-military connection allows military to stand in the background and civilian on front to enhance their institutions. Samuel P