The PTI government has launched a National Security Policy (NSP), a document meant to describe how a state aims to provide for the security of its people. Yet, the NSP claims itself to be the ‘first ever’ national security policy and, even more ludicrously, the ‘first ever’ to introduce the notions of ‘economic security’ and ‘citizen-centric security’. The NSP emphasizes geo-economics, another idea taken squarely from NISP 2018 and Vision 2025. Take any aspect of the NSP and you will find the PML-N’s vision and demonstrable performance reflected in that. Along with the similarities with the PML-N’s vision, there are four key aspects where the NSP remains silent.

Source: The Nation February 20, 2022 07:48 UTC