Author: Dya Gull

In the complex theatre of Pakistan’s national survival, few relationships hold as much importance as the one between the civilian leadership and the military establishment. This relationship often debated, occasionally strained, yet always central defines the trajectory of our strategic continuity. For a country standing at the crossroads of regional volatility, ideological contest, and economic fragility, maintaining a realistic civil military balance is not a choice; it is an institutional necessity. From its very inception, Pakistan inherited an insecure geography and uncertain political evolution. Surrounded by adversarial borders and internal fault lines, it was the military that evolved into the…