Dinner with the President

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Sociopolitical Documentary published by BBC broadcasted as part of BBC Why Democracy? series in 2007 - English narration

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Have we succumbed to the Islamic agenda? What does it mean when the army appears to be the only force able to contain the opponents of democracy, the armed Islamists?

President Musharraf agrees to explore this apparent contradiction over dinner at his official residence, the Army House. As the discussion moves in and out of the different worlds in Pakistan a complex tapestry emerges revealing a society unique yet universal.

The filmmaker talks to diverse individuals, from labourers to intellectuals, from street vendors to religious right wing political party members, and from journalists to industrialists. What is their idea of democracy in Pakistan? What is their idea of President Musharraf’s vision of a modern Pakistan?

Dinner With the President questions the role a military leader can play in guiding a state towards modern democracy.hat are the implications for democracy in Pakistan when secular political parties