Pakistan’s political and economic situation is bad, there is a possibility of army taking power: Abbasi

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has warned that the country’s economic and political situation is so bad that there is a possibility of army taking over power. At the same time, Abbasi urged all the stakeholders to initiate dialogue to find a way forward. This information was received from the news published in the media on Sunday. Abbasi, a senior leader of the country’s ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party, served as the 21st Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2017 to May 2018.

He said in a televised program that if the system fails or when there is conflict between institutions and the political leadership is unable to move forward, there remains the possibility of the military seizing power. Abbasi, 64, said, “There has been ‘martial law’ in Pakistan for a long time in similar situations.” There has never been a more dire economic and political situation. In circumstances much less dire than this, the army has assumed power.

About half of Pakistan’s history has been ruled directly by military generals. Abbasi warned that if the conflict between society and institutions deepens, the country’s army may intervene. The PML-N leader, however, hoped that the army was not considering the option of imposing martial law.

He said he doesn’t think the army is considering it, but when they are left with no choice, the army takes control of the country’s power. Relations between Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan and the army have remained strained since he stepped down from power last year, and the army has said several times that it will stay out of politics. Pakistan is currently grappling with high external debt and skyrocketing inflation. The country’s central bank said last week that Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves had come down to $4 billion.

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