Who Is More Powerful – Pakistani Army Chief Or Defence Minister? Khwaja Asif’s ‘Hybrid’ Answer Has Netizens In Split | World News

Despite Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Asif, despite Pakistan’s weak democratic recording and international criticisms of frequent human rights violations, he defended the “hybrid governance model ın of the country, where military and civilian leadership shared the power.

In an interview with the English-American journalist Mehdi Hasan, Asif claimed that the army had dominated Pakistan’s politics. The civilian and soldiers of both sides argued that they were working together to manage the country.

Mehdi Hasan- “The President of the Army in every country reports to Defense Minter. In Pakistan, the Minister of Defense responds to the President of the Army”

Bhikharistan’s Defense Minter Khwaja Asif- “We have a hybrid system”

WTF hybrid system?pic.twitter.com/zvxlffa2N– Bhikumhatre (@mumbaichadon) September 28, 2025

Hasan questioned Asif about the system, called “strange ve and said that the army usually kept more authority than elected authorities. He asked if the Army Chief General Asim Munir was actually stronger than Asif himself. The Minister rejected the proposal by insisting on “No, not like that… I cannot appoint a political”.

Hasan also compared Pakistan’s system with the US system in which the defense secretary could reject generals. In response, Asif Keskin said, “They have a different model there.”

Asif also reversed the criticism by trying to mislead Pakistan’s concerns about democratic deficiencies, saying to him by the United States.

Hybrid government model

Hybrid combines the characteristics of a government, parliament and presidential systems. Generally, both the president and a prime minister, the prime minister carries out daily government activities, while the president rules bigger or ceremonial decisions.

This system balances power, prevents a person dominating and reduces conflicts between branches. It is flexible and adapts to changing situations. Countries such as France, Russia and Finland use hybrid systems to combine stability with efficiency.

Hybrid governance? A government reproductive system. How?

The government’s hybrid model is sometimes called the ‘reproductive system’, because it is a mixture of two different systems, usually parliament and the Presidency, just like how reproduction combines from two species. It is designed to balance the power of both systems, to ensure stability and to maintain accountability.