Pakistan slides 11 points in Democracy Index 2023, classified as ‘authoritarian regime’

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Follow us on Image Source : PTI (FILE) Pakistan Army Islamabad: Pakistan has been downgraded to an "authoritarian regime" after sliding down 11 points in the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Democracy Index 2023 report, which highlighted that only 8 per cent of the world's population are living in a "full democracy". Titled 'Age of the Conflict", the study describes the state of democracy in 165 independent states and two territories. According to the report, Pakistan has suffered the biggest regression in the Asian region, as its score fell to 3.25, triggering a downgrade from 'hybrid regime' to 'authoritarian regime', Dawn...