Re: Punjab and Democracy!
Mr. correct your figures. Punjab is 55% of the population of Pakistan (this includes 10% Siraikis). Before partition Punjab had voted Unionists, a pro-colonialist coliation of Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim Punjabis, to power. After partition when the feudal leaders stroke an accord with Mohammad Ali Jannah, Punjab supported Muslim League and cilivil-military establishment of that time. In late 1960s, when it became apparent that elections will be held and Bangal will stand behind Shiekh Mujib solidly, the establishment (Gen Pirzada, Gen Tikka Khan, Air Marshal Rahim Khan, etc.) started supporting a Sindhi Bhutto to forge an alliance of Punjabis, Sindhis, and Muhajirs against Bangalis. Nevertheless Bhutto too was hanged in 1978.
During Zia period and afterwards, till Nawaz Sharif and Q-League one cannot cite even one instance where Punjab has supported a pro-democracy movement.
Actually, Punjabi civil-military bureaucracy is at the top deciding which political strategy will maintain Punjab-oriented status-quo and the Punjabi feudal-Urban elite follows this.
We cannot hope for democracy until this problem of Punjab is fixed.