Re: Why is there no democracy in Isloo & NA?
I don't believe Zakk is bashing Punjab or Punjabi's, just raising legitimate issues. :)
Federal Capital Territories the world over have a different setup constitutionally to constituent provinces/territories as such, and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) is not unique in that. For example Washington, D.C. does not have elected Representatives or Senators in the US Congress (merely a "non-voting" delegate), and the US Federal government can overturn (and does) any decisions made by the City government of Washington, if it wants. Hence DC is deprived of the democracy that the 50 states enjoy.
I believe there is a Local Government Ordinance formulated by the Musharraf-Aziz government, which sets out the expansion of the local government system to Islamabad. Considering that the territory's population has now well exceeded 1 million people, and there are plans to extend it's territorial limit (see my other thread), and set up a separate High Court, I believe the government will naturally implement that ordinance.
The Northern Area's are a different story all together. All governments since 1947, be they civilian or fauji have deliberately left the governance of the territory in limbo because of the Kashmir issue. Though this government is extending the Local Government system introduced in Pakistan in gradual steps.