PM Shehbaz: Govt and military aligned on economy and foreign policy

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Pakistan’s political leadership and the military are operating in close coordination on all major matters, including the economy and foreign policy. Speaking in London after a diplomatic swing through the United States and Saudi Arabia, he described decision-making as consultative and unified. The premier praised Field Marshal Asim Munir as a nationalist leader focused on Pakistan’s interests, crediting the armed forces with recent operational successes. He said routine consultations guide policy steps and expressed hope that institutional harmony would help the country recover past losses and achieve new milestones. Sharif also reiterated that Pakistan aims to avoid entanglement in power blocs, framing recent engagements with Washington and Riyadh as part of a pragmatic approach. He cited the US president’s role in defusing tensions in South Asia and said Islamabad has nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize for wider peace efforts, including in Africa and Europe. The comments follow a stretch of intensive diplomacy that Islamabad argues has supported economic stabilisation and improved international standing. The prime minister’s message: domestic institutions are aligned and focused on continuity in key economic and foreign-policy decisions.