Abstract
Right from its inception in 1947, Pakistan has been ruled by an elitist pattern inherited by BritishColonial rule. After eleven years of authoritarian dictatorship under General Ayub Khan, the peopleof Pakistan launched a movement that was a class-conscious movement in its nature. The movement gave rise toBhutto, and after the sad dismemberment of the Eastern wing of the country, he took over the power. Though heimplemented the unmatched egalitarian reforms in various sectors but espoused "Bonapartist" actions not only againsthis political opponents but his own party stalwarts, journalists and trade unionists, which shadowed his revolutionaryreformist agenda. Such "fascist" populism paved the way for another military dictatorship which tore up the veryfabric of democratic norms and civilian supremacy. The study examines the transition from elitist authoritarianism toBonapartist populism. The regime shift was followed by the installation of various elitist groups led to the re-emergence of the same elitist authoritarian rule cultured by Gen. Ayub and his ancestors.
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