Islamabad, Feb. 27 -- A new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has reported that Pakistan's democracy ranking dropped from 3.25 in 2023 to 2.84 in 2024 amid political chaos and election upheavals.

According to the EIU's Democracy Index report, Pakistan witnessed violence ahead of and on polling conducted on February 8 of last year, Geo News reported.

"The most popular politician, Imran Khan, whose own democratic credentials are questionable, was jailed shortly before the election took place," the EIU stated.

Geo News mentioned that the 2024 general election had the highest voter turnout in the country's history. However, the events before and after polling days "raised questions" over democratic rights and freedoms and als...