Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said the country's governance system has collapsed and warned that a united youth movement could overturn the state [1].
The warning highlights the volatile intersection of economic crisis and youth unemployment in Pakistan. By suggesting that systemic failure has reached a breaking point, Naqvi indicates that traditional power structures may no longer be sufficient to maintain stability.
Speaking in Islamabad, Naqvi used an analogy of "cockroaches" to describe the potential for a massive, decentralized uprising of Generation Z [1, 3]. He said that if the youth unite, they have the power to turn everything upside down [1]. This assessment comes amid rising concerns over a lack of merit-based opportunities and systemic political instability [1, 2].
Naqvi said that the existing governance model has failed and requires immediate, sweeping constitutional reforms [1, 2]. He also called for the creation of new administrative units and provinces to better manage the population and resources [1, 3].
Addressing the role of leadership, Naqvi said, "Even Asim Munir can't fix it alone" [5]. This statement suggests that military or individual leadership cannot bypass the need for structural political change.
Naqvi said the political class must take collective action to prevent further decay. "Unless they sit together and change this, this country will remain in the same condition," he said [2].
“"Cockroaches can overturn everything."”
The Interior Minister's rhetoric signals a rare admission from within the Pakistani government that the state's administrative machinery is dysfunctional. By framing the youth as a disruptive force capable of overturning the system, Naqvi is pivoting from a security-centric approach to a reform-centric one, suggesting that without constitutional restructuring, the government faces a genuine threat of a grassroots revolt driven by economic desperation.
