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- Title
CORRUPTION, COURTS, AND CLERICS.
- Authors
Disler, Matthew
- Abstract
The article reports on the participation of Tahirul Qadri, a Sufi cleric who has worked at the Pakistani National Assembly, at a rally in Lahore, Pakistan in December 2012. After marching to Islamabad and speaking to the public, calling for improvements in democracy, an end to corruption, and electoral reform, the government granted him a voice in the election-planning process. Also highlighted is the conviction of former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for corruption charges.
- Subjects
LAHORE (Pakistan); PAKISTAN; TAHIRULQADRI, Muhammad, 1951-; PUBLIC demonstrations; POLITICAL corruption; ELECTORAL reform; GILANI, Yusuf Raza, 1952-
- Publication
Harvard Political Review, 2013, Vol 40, Issue 1, p30
- ISSN
0090-1032
- Publication type
Article