Democracy vs rule of law and mutual tolerance National (Sitara-e-Shujaat, Nishan-e-Imtiaz) Democracy becomes non-functional if we do not follow the basic principles dictated by it. Democracy if is not run under the rule of law then, unfortunately, it is worst than dictatorship as the deviation from the rule of law means vesting the entire powers with a single individual, who can use it for his interests fearlessly. This had been the main issue with our Pakistani branded democracy, which always remained under threat within its own created disloyal political fleet within the democratic system. Democracy through the power of vote leads to the democratic system for the government to be run through the rule of law and it all depends on how we develop an honest and transparent democratic system to serve the people and to create fear of law and not to rule the people by undermining their constitutional rights. The public representatives through elections automatically become the masters and the common man helplessly submits himself with the hope of better days to come. Almighty God has given the right of living a better life to every human being. Our religion protects the rights of every human being from children to women and younger men to elders through well-defined Islamic laws.