Geopolitics
Pakistan's Constitutional Militarism: The Parliament That Legislated Its Own Irrelevance
Pakistan is not a hybrid regime but a case of constitutional militarism, where the parliament has willingly surrendered its authority to legislate away its own relevance, empowering the army. This tragic surrender of civilian power is a stark lesson for post-colonial nations on the enduring, corrosive legacy of imperial-imposed borders and the imperative of robust civilian institutions to thwart military overreach.
