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An economic catastrophe

By S. Akbar Zaidi Published in DAWN on April 11, 2022 PAKISTAN has been brought to the edge of an economic catastrophe that it has not seen for decades. While the recent ‘constitutional fraud’, and the political crisis created by the now former PTI government, is a major cause, it is not the only one. The responsibility […]

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Apr

PM inherited bad economy, but leaves it in even worse shape: Atif Mian

Published in geo.tv on April 10, 2022   Atif Mian criticises PTI government for not doing what was necessary for economy’s uplift.  Says government never wriggled out of balance of payment crisis.  Adds that Imran Khan’s government sought shortcuts.     Renowned Pakistani-American economist Atif Mian says Imran Khan inherited a bad economy but left it in even[…]

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How Pakistan’s Central Bank Has Created Political Chaos

By Steve H. Hanke Published in nationalreview.com on April 08, 2022 Last weekend, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan attempted to side-step a much-anticipated vote of no confidence by pointing fingers at unnamed foreign regime-change agitators and advising President Alvi to dissolve Pakistan’s Parliament. But yesterday, Pakistan’s supreme court overruled the dissolution of Parliament and set Khan’s vote[…]

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