PM Sharif Admits Military is Pakistan's True Economic Engine, Vows to Astonish India

The Prime Minister’s remarks come in the wake of a significant constitutional overhaul in late 2025, which saw General Asim Munir elevated to the rank of Field Marshal and appointed as the country’s first Chief of Defence Forces (CDF). (File image/PTI)

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News18•30-01-2026, 23:37

PM Sharif Admits Military is Pakistan's True Economic Engine, Vows to Astonish India

•Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif openly admitted a "hybrid regime" with military leadership is driving the country's economic survival.
•He credited Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir for bailing out the civilian government and preventing economic default.
•Munir's elevation to Field Marshal and Chief of Defence Forces in late 2025 institutionalized military control over civil governance.
•Sharif claimed this civil-military unity would soon make Pakistan a global economic power, leaving India "astonished."
•Despite criticism, Sharif highlighted economic reforms like reduced electricity tariffs and export refinance rates, signaling a shift from "begging" to "export-led growth."

Why It Matters: PM Sharif's "hybrid regime" confession confirms military's dominant role in Pakistan's economy and governance.

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