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Times have changed, and not just for the proletariat and bourgeoisie. Even the
new generation of landed and mercantile class admit that Pakistan’s political
system is not only rotten, but delivers poorly on governance. Yet most political
leaders, their apologists and many intellectuals remain suspiciously averse to
the idea of a debate on the presidential system and want to shoot it down even
before giving it a fair trial. So much for being ‘champions of democracy’.