GDP increases 5% : SBP’s first Quarterly Report

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Re: GDP increases 5% : SBP’s first Quarterly Report

@Captain1

I am asking you, not making suggestions as if I hold PPP govt any higher.

Why is Pakistan not effected as much by international downturn? Pakistan is not an ‘independent economy’. Pakistan exports 13% of its product to US (largest export partner). So one would think Pakistan’s economy would be affected by US. Also, depends on the change in aid.

I am not sure why you are so sensitive about criticism on Mush’s govt, probably he was a “Urdu speaker” too?? I do not cling to anyone person’s views, ideas. But some people do support some on ethnic lines come what may.

I criticize Musharraf myself for various reasons. So your thinking that it has to do with being “Urdu speaking” just exposes your bias.
It is people like you who criticize him for everything. Everyone has positive and negative points. You can disagree with certain policies of Musharraf. But to say that he never did anything positive for Pakistan, to call him a traitor, to not acknowledge his decisions against terrorism while claiming to be anti-terrorism yourself; well, it just shows your true thinking.

If you support kakaballi’s idea that the downturn in Pak economy after Musharraf was mostly due to downturn in international economy (cf: “pretty much”) then:

• You are at least acknowledging that economy was good during Musharraf’s time. Something which many don’t even acknowledge.
• PPP government was not responsible for that pathetic performance of the economy, and economic conditions would have continued to follow the course set earlier during Musharraf’s time.

But if international economy was the precipice, and if Pak economy is so much dependent on international economy as you claim, then why did it not improve the same way as during Musharraf when the world started catching up in growth after 2010?