Pakistan's system has collapsed, minister says, urging parties to settle province issue

Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi declared on Thursday that the nation's current governing system has collapsed, urging all political parties to convene and resolve critical national issues. Speaking at the Pakistan Economic Summit 2026 in Islamabad, Naqvi asserted that the only path to national improvement lies in addressing administrative units and the creation of new provinces.

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You will have to take [the matter of] administrative units, provinces or whatever you may call it, to the public.

"All political parties should sit together in a single room, whether for a day, a month or a year. They will have to settle every issue of their country, including new units and provinces," Naqvi stated. He warned that without such consensus and reform, the country's condition would persist regardless of external efforts like seminars and conferences.

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All political parties should sit together in a single room, whether for a day, a month or a year. They will have to settle every issue of their country, including new units and provinces.

The minister pointed to the public's unmet needs, noting that ordinary citizens seek affordable necessities and responsive governance, which are currently lacking. He criticized the federal government's financial management, describing budgets made "in the negative" and a continuous cycle of incurring debt without fundamental corrections.

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Unless they do so, unless they sit together and change this, this country will remain in the same condition, regardless of how many seminars and functions you hold.

Naqvi also touched upon the aspirations of the youth, suggesting that superficial measures like stipends are insufficient. He argued that young people desire merit-based job opportunities and a "corrected system," which the current administration is failing to provide. He alluded to Gen-Z's potential for significant impact, referencing a recent student protest.

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Whether you agree or not, the system we have been living under has collapsed.