``Democracy derailed after Pakistan joined security pacts''
Veteran politician and a former president of left-wing National Students Federation Mairaj Mohammad Khan says democracy derailed in Pakistan when its leaders opted to join imperialist security pacts such as SEATO and CENTO in the 1950s, paving way for a subservient economy and ultimately transforming Pakistan into a frontline state.
The Foreign Minister has said, that it was democracy that had helped build National consensus against terrorism and violent extremism, and the people of Pakistan had demonstrated exceptional resilience in facing militancy.