Abstract
As Pakistan traverses through a period of crisis, its military’s role in politics has come under greater scrutiny. With fears of possible interference, developing an understanding of the nature of military interventions is critical. This paper analyses Pakistan’s state of civil-military relations through the Huntingtonian framework and subsequently uses the case studies of the five most recent interventions, both direct and indirect, to create a Four-Factor Model. This Model finds that explicit interventions are only likely when the military can legitimise its intervention in the eyes of its officer corps and important civilian actors such as the judiciary.
KEYWORDS: Military Intervention in Pakistan, Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan, Military Coups, Politics of Pakistan, Pakistan Army
