CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS AND POLITICAL DECISION-MAKING: LESSONS FROM THE HAMOODUR RAHMAN COMMISSION

2026-04-29 2026-06-08 2026-06-10 6/12/2026 12:00:00 AM DownTown News 2 2026 Review article 487 511 2026 ID N-5730-2015 English Taha Nazir Democratic Governance, Military Influence, Constitutional Governance, National Security Governance Civil-military relations constitute one of the most important dimensions of state formation, democratic governance, national security management, constitutional development, and political stability. In Pakistan, civil-military relations have played a central role in the country's political evolution since independence in 1947. The separation of East Pakistan in 1971 and the subsequent findings of the Hamoodur Rahman Commission represent a critical case study for understanding how institutional imbalances, governance failures, decision-making deficiencies, intelligence shortcomings, and accountability gaps can contribute to national crisis and state fragmentation.