Abstract
The electoral history of Pakistan is cherished with malpractices that resulted in political instability. From its very inception, Pakistan has continuously been struggling with democracy but failed to develop mechanisms and conditions for political development. The democratic process was derailed by different stakeholders including political and non-political forces. The country has experienced democratic and nondemocratic governments which resulted in the authoritarian political system. An effort has been made to highlight the facts in those areas which resulted in malpractices and how had these been caused political instability in Pakistan. What and how various techniques, tools, and means had been employed by different elements have been analysed. This study focuses on the election process, electoral laws, political parties, politicians, the role of the establishment, media, and other stakeholders