Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday said the current government would complete its constitutional term, while calling for independent third-party audits of all federal ministries and reiterating the need for structural reforms to improve governance.

Speaking to journalists in Islamabad, Naqvi said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would complete his constitutional tenure and dismissed speculation about any change to the existing political setup.

“The current system isn’t going anywhere. The prime minister will complete his constitutional term, and the government will fulfil its responsibilities,” he said.

Naqvi urged the government to introduce independent third-party audits of all federal ministries, saying their performance should be assessed through an impartial process and the findings made public.

He said he was personally accountable to the prime minister for the performance of the Interior Ministry and welcomed an independent audit of his own ministry as well.

“The public should know which ministries are delivering on their responsibilities and which are not,” he said, adding that he had attended around 70% of federal cabinet meetings.

The interior minister said questions had been raised about his own performance, making it even more important for all ministries to undergo transparent and impartial evaluations.

Naqvi also reiterated that Pakistan’s governance system required fundamental reforms, arguing that the country’s decades-old administrative structure had lost its ability to effectively address national challenges.

He said Pakistan had been operating under the same system for nearly 80 years and, if it had been effective, the country would have achieved much greater progress. Lasting solutions, he added, required structural reforms rather than temporary measures.

Despite his criticism of the existing governance model, Naqvi said he remained a supporter of democracy and stressed that the government would complete its constitutional tenure. He added that all political forces should work together to improve the system.

Last month, while addressing an economic summit in Islamabad, Naqvi described the existing governance system as the root cause of many of Pakistan’s problems and called for sweeping reforms. He also argued that creating new administrative units and provinces had become necessary to improve governance and devolve powers to the grassroots level.

His remarks sparked political debate, drawing reactions from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and other political leaders.

The issue was also raised during a press briefing by Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry last week. Responding to a question, the military spokesperson said Naqvi’s comments reflected his personal opinion and declined to comment further.

However, the DG ISPR said that if an administrative reset was required, it should be undertaken, adding that governance could also be improved through the use of technology. He stressed that the government functions under the Constitution and the law and respects the will of the people.