The Disease Within: How Military Power Is Destroying Pakistan

FrameTheGlobeNews  |  Frank Genovese

Pakistan is experiencing a severe internal crisis as unchecked military power within the state increasingly threatens the nation's long-term survival. The domestic use of force to suppress growing dissent across critical regions, stretching from Balochistan to Azad Kashmir, is driving the country toward a profound strategic death, undermining its core stability.

While state-sponsored coercion may temporarily silence local opposition, this heavy-handed approach fails to address the underlying systemic issues. The primary danger to the nation no longer stems from external adversaries but rather from the unchecked authority concentrated within its own domestic institutions. This internal imbalance of power undermines national cohesion and destabilises the state from within. Consequently, the reliance on military dominance over political dialogue risks permanently fracturing the country's social fabric and accelerating its geopolitical decline. Ultimately, the persistent suppression of regional grievances through security-centric measures highlights a critical domestic vulnerability that compromises the state's overall stability and future viability.

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The reliance on internal coercion to suppress regional grievances mirrors the structural failures that led to the 1971 secession of East Pakistan. By prioritising domestic policing over external defence, the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi risks hollowing out its conventional deterrence capabilities. This inward focus shifts institutional resources away from modernising frontline formations along the Line of Control. Consequently, the expansion of military authority into civil administration via the Special Investment Facilitation Council undermines the professional focus required for high-intensity conflict.

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