Pakistan’s National Security Policy, 2022-2026, which Prime Minister Imran Khan made public last Friday, puts economic security at the forefront of its national security vision. Launching the document, Khan said that a country without a stable economy cannot be considered secure.
While a shorter, nearly 50-page version has been published, the full 110-page document will remain classified.
A distinctive feature of the NSP is that it distinguishes traditional security — primarily defined in terms of defense, sovereignty, and diplomacy — from non-traditional security, which takes a holistic approach and includes human security and the well-being of citizens.
“Appreciating this symbiotic relationship between economic, traditional, and human security allows the articulation of holistic policy actions that will prepare Pakistan to optimize national security outcomes in the coming decades,” reads the executive summary.
National Cohesion
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The document begins by stressing “unity in diversity” of religion, ethnicity, and socioeconomics, and then quickly moves to highlight “divisive discourse” amplified by “external forces” without specifying who they are.
In the past, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has been critical of Indian and Afghan spy agencies for creating trouble in Pakistan while National Security Advisor Dr. Moeed Yusuf has frequently highlighted a 15-year disinformation campaign...
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