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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi first said that Pakistan’s current system had collapsed, prompting speculation that tensions had emerged between the government and the establishment. He later said that the government would complete its five-year term and that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would remain in office, while clarifying that he was criticizing Pakistan’s long-standing governance system rather than the current government. Analysts disagree over the significance of the remarks: some view the first statement as a deliberate political message and evidence of institutional disagreement, while others see no immediate indication that the government is about to fall. The consensus is that performance concerns and the need for governance reforms remain, and that Naqvi’s subsequent assurances are unlikely to end political uncertainty.