Thanks for a more reasoned post that what has become the norm.
You must be able to put things in perspective before you declare a verdict. For perspective, you have to know a bit about history. In context, your post seems heavy on superficial views.
Let me explain & provide some context:
During the first martial law (imposed by Ayub Khan), Pakistan joined CENTO & SEATO and effectively became a state aligned with US-led Western world as opposed to the Soviet bloc or a part of the non-aligned movement. This meant support for loans, military equipment & training support (F-86, artillery guns, Patton tanks, etc...), a bit of investment, etc... USA effectively subsidized Pakistan's military Capital Expenditure. Pakistan saw 6%+ growth for a few years, which was the so-called golden era that masked the dynamics that led to events of 1971.
During the second martial law, Pakistan was the front-line state in the cold-war. A lot of goodies, similar to the ones described above came Pakistan's way. After the difficult years (1971-1977) during which Bhutto implemented the disastrous policy of nationalization of private businesses, Pakistan again saw 6%+ growth. After Soviet withdrawal in 1988, Pakistan fell out of favor and was at the receiving end of sanctions (F-16 embargo, eg). The price of martial law was paid in form of immature politics by PPP & PML with incomplete tenures, conflicting policies, & interventions by Establishment.
During the 3rd martial law, Pakistan was the front-line state in WoT. Pakistan received investment, loans, CSF, etc... But this martial law gave Pakistan a really bad security situation, insurgency in Balochistan, biting energy scarcity & NRO. The price of this martial law was paid by the country in the shape of a very bad federal government stint by PPP and murder & mayhem at the hands of TTP. The only good thing that happened during PPP tenure was 18th amendment & subsequent NFC award. During this time Establishment pumped its support to create support for PTI - a process led unashamedly by Gen Shuja Pasha.
When PML-N came to power, it set itself the task of reviving the economy, ending rolling loadshedding, & improvement in law & order situation. It succeeded in the three sectors. During this time, however, it was beset by political instability engendered by PAT & PTI, both Establishment proxies. TLYR joined the fray in 2017 with Establishment's full support, which was very much visible during Faizabad dharna - Rangers refused to obey orders of the Interior minister, who in turn had been ordered by Islamabad High Court to remove the dharna. We also saw a Major General distributing Rs. 1,000 notes to the participants.
So you see my friend, you can not simple throw a few percentages up in the air and call it analysis. This is not analysis but display of programming that you have received over the years. Generally each civilian government left something good in its wake:
Purchase of Gwadar by PM Feroze Khan Noon in 50s
Constitution of 1956 by PM Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
Securing release of POWs by Bhutto in 1973
Constitution of 1973 by Bhutto
Launch of Atomic program by Bhutto
Benazir's government 1988-91 that reduced the rifts created in Sindh province
Policy of deregulation by NS government of 1991-1993
18th Amendment by PPP government in 2009 & new NFC award that gave provinces more resources
Let us look at what military governments left in their wake:
Abolishment of 1956 constitution in 1958
Joining of US-led Western Camp by joining CENTO & SEATO
Rigged elections in 1964
1962 'basic democracy' constitution based on laughable ideas of Ayub Khan, which was shown its worth by Gen Yahya Khan
The tragedy and break-up of Pakistan in 1971
90,000 POWs in Indian jails in 1971
Jihad policy, which saw ISI grow its role exponentially from 1978-87 (I have mixed feelings, but that is a separate debate - we see its long-term effects until today).
Kargil & its aftermath.
Sham referendum, PML-Q, & rigged elections in 2002.
Insurgency in Balochistan, starting from 2005.
Lack of a coherent energy policy during Mushy years that led to extreme energy starvation that killed small & medium industry in the long run.
Back-lash of WoT that is still visible & has started rising after having been largely subdued in 2015-16.
Patronage of non-state actors that has landed Pakistan in FATF grey list.
Your percentages are nothing when you compare the two lists.
If you still think that there is any comparison between civilian & martial governments, then you need to read some serious & impartial history.
Present PTI government is just a proxy that has not worked according to plan because the plan was flawed from the start. IK is blaming everyone left, right, & center, but the situation is actually out of control.
More later....
The data which I shared was based on historical Govt's & dictatorship Pakistan had, and in response you are me history's lesson (who did what). It seems to me that you are comparing oranges with apples.
In your rampling post you didnt answer a simple question, if Army and & establishment are the reason for Pakistan's hopeless economic situation and crisis why civil Govt's went to get loans more than three times than dictators?
More to the point, if Army/establishment and IK are the root cause of Pakistan's woes than whats the resolution? PML-N or PPP, who went to get loans 14 times?
From your post I can also see that you are praising PML-N. Lets take a look at their performance. When they won 2013 general elections the only good, cognet step which I noticed was decrease in electricity load shedding. War on Terror & law and order situation was improved, specially in Karachi, however, it wasnt because of PML-N and Nawaz. It occurred due to agencies, establishment and Army, therefore I wouldnt give this credit to PML- & Nawaz.
When PML-N was at the helm, it did not give foreign affairs the importance it warranted, can you tell me why? Why Nawaz was reluctant to look into the eye of India and Modi if he was so brave?
This PTI Govt and Khan are committed to maximize the tax bracket, for which they have made amendments. Please enlighten me why Nawaz, Dar and PML-N did not make amendments to income tax laws? Why they allowed powerful tax evading lobbyists to continue tax evasion? Had they done something about it, their government wouldve been able to collect revenue for development projects, however it didnt happen, which concomitantly slowing economic growth.
Furthermore, in the economic sector, Ishaq Dar artificially controlled the dollar by taking out loans and stockpiling foreign reserves. This damaged the value of the Pakistani Rupee as well as the export sector. The PML-N also failed to increase either exports or foreign reserves, can you please elaborate the rational behind these policies of Nawaz and PML-N?
PML-N and Nawaz didn't appoint a foreign minister which led to various setbacks in international relations. They neither focused on boosting tourism in the country nor did it promote trade with neighbouring countries, why?
The PML-N also failed to undertake agricultural reforms or tax large landlords. It did not provide much needed subsidies to the agricultural sector either. Can you please enlighten me thought process behind it?
The gas pipeline was agreement signed with Iran during PPP era was also shelved, resulting in Pakistan being deprived of cheap gas. Instead, the PML-N decided to purchase expensive liquefied natural gas (LNG) which has caused foreign reserves to plummet. What was the reason behind this shady decision?
Last but not the least, why PML-N didnt heed towards upcoming water crisis? Over 40 MAF of water is going into the sea and is being wasted. The Kalabagh Dam and the Diamer-Basha Dam have a capacity of 6.5 and 8.5 MAF of water storage, respectively. But the Party did not pay attention to these hydro power plant projects, why?
