'The country's system is about to be reset': Naqvi says move will bring improvement in affairs
“Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Friday that the "country's system was about to be reset" and that this move would improve thestate of affairsin Pakistan. Addressing a ceremony of the Lahore Cham…”
Addressing a ceremony of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry to congratulate its newly elected office-bearers, Naqvi stated that Pakistan should learn from the "experience and systems" of developed countries.
"I will not delve into the details right now, but I have been trying, and while we have achieved many things, I can tell you that the system of this country is going to be reset. For this reset to take place, we need the business community's support.
When the system is reset, I remain hopeful that many things will improve," he remarked. Naqvi further stated that exports should be increased and that we could develop by prioritising "Made in Pakistan", as Iran had done after the imposition of sanctions.
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Read:Governance system has collapsed: Naqvi. On July 31, Naqvi had called for the creation of additional administrative units or provinces to overhaul the country's outdatedgovernancesystem, stressing that meaningful structural reforms were essential to ensure justice and create opportunities for young people.
He urged all political parties to forge a consensus on major constitutional and governance issues and warned that the country would remain trapped in recurring crises without a structural change.
Addressing the Pakistan Economic Summit 2026 in Islamabad, Naqvi argued that Pakistan's current governance model had effectively "collapsed" after decades of failing to deliver, adding that decentralisation was essential to improve public services, ensure timely justice and create opportunities for a new generation of leaders.
"I believe the people responsible for bringing Pakistan to its current state are sitting in this hall," he said, adding that if a system had failed to function effectively for 70 to 80 years, there must be fundamental flaws in its design. "Whether you agree or not, the system we have been living under has collapsed.
"Read More:Reset or another political ploy? He predicted that even a decade from now the same discussions would continue unless structural reforms were undertaken. Although describing himself as "the biggest supporter" of democracy, Naqvi had argued that democracy itself encompassed several models of governance.
"We all want democracy. I am the biggest supporter of democracy and will remain so. But there are five or six systems within democracy.
Yet we insist that no matter what happens, we must continue dragging along the same one. "
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