Published on, Aug. 24 -- August 24, 2025 2:40 AM

When the PTI government assumed power in 2018, it promised a "Naya Pakistan." What the nation received instead was a government consumed almost entirely by political victimisation under the banner of "accountability." Economic growth, infrastructural development, and governance reforms took a back seat as the administration devoted its energies to arresting rivals and waging political battles.

The hybrid system of that era-an alignment between the PTI government and the establishment-was not built on substance but on egos and self-satisfaction. The civilian leadership weaponised accountability for political gain, while the establishment treated the arrangement as an experiment in control....