Author (Person) | Stang, Gerald |
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Publisher | Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior [FRIDE] |
Series Title | FRIDE - Europe and the World order |
Series Details | No.11, August 2012 |
Publication Date | 30/08/2012 |
ISSN | 2174-7008 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
A conflict between Pakistan’s government and its muscleflexing judiciary is posing serious challenges to the country’s recently re-established democratic regime. It also breeds uncertainty in how the EU should engage with Pakistan. In June 2012, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton travelled to Islamabad to meet Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani to launch a Strategic Dialogue and initiate a new EU-Pakistan 5-year Engagement Plan. This is set to expand the relationship beyond trade and aid to a broader range of issues which include security and counter terrorism. But less than two weeks after Ashton’s visit, Pakistan’s Supreme Court disqualified Gilani from office, the latest salvo in a four-year battle between Pakistan’s government and the top court. The EU has an interest in seeing democratic consolidation in Pakistan both for stability within the country and for security The EU should use the new Strategic Dialogue to focus on |
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Source Link | http://www.fride.org/publicacion/1057/la-ue-y-la-turbulenta-democratizacion-de-pakistan |
Countries / Regions | Eastern Asia, Europe |
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