Washington: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's vision of a 'Naya Pakistan', which had appealed to many of the younger, middle-class Pakistani voters, has foundered due to the country's acute financial crisis, even as the powerful military establishment continues to retain dominant influence over foreign and security issues, a US Congressional report has said. The report — Pakistan's Domestic Political Setting — has been prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).

The report prepared for US lawmakers by the bipartisan Congressional Research Service says Khan, who had been a cricket superstar, "jet-setting playboy", and philanthropist, has been a "vehement critic of the US in the past and is viewed by some as sympathetic towards Islamist militants".