This paper critically assesses the evolution of Pakistan’s national and internal security policies through a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis of the National Internal Security Policy (NISP) 2014, NISP 2018, and NSP 2022. Using SWOT as a strategic evaluation tool, the study examines the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities of these policies. The first comprehensive internal security framework, NISP 2014 focused on intelligence cooperation and counter-terrorism. However, its effectiveness was limited due to weak institutional implementation. NISP 2018 broadened the scope of de-radicalisation, socioeconomic reforms and civil society engagement but its success was undermined by a lack of federal-provincial coordination. The NSP 2022 marked a paradigm shift by incorporating both the human and economic security in addition to the traditional defence issues. Despite this broader approach limitation in resources and policy continuity hindered its effectiveness. The analysis shows that all of the policies were introduced with some good innovations, but the same weaknesses were prevalent in all, and they included the bureaucracy inertia, the political polarization, and the financial constraints. There are opportunities, though, in advancing geo-economic integration, building cyber resilience and using civil society. The results show that the security architecture of Pakistan requires stronger implementation capacity, sustained inter-governmental cooperation, and a balanced approach between the traditional and human security issues.