What are the three biggest problems facing Pakistan?

[diamond321]

Re: What are the three biggest problems facing Pakistan?

@goodname

good points Diamond321. i agree that the economy was a lot better during musharraf’s rule and i can only imagine how difficult it must be for the poor to make ends meet in the wake of soaring inflation in the last few years. unreasonably high inflation however is not a phenomenon unique to Pakistan. i was reading somewhere just recently that india is facing double digit food inflation as well despite the fact that its economy is going strong, something that is not the case with Pakistan. economic mismanagement is no doubt one of the reasons behind Pakistan’s economic woes but these woes are exacerbated by the fact that a significant chunk of Pakistan’s very rich and traders do not pay enough taxes, if at all, and that foreign investment has seriously plummeted because of the abysmal law and order situation prevalent in the country. still we do not have many viable alternatives, who have a chance of actually getting elected and leading the country, to zardari; other politicians are just as self-centered and either unwilling or incapable of showing the statesmanship pakistan needs in times like these.

thats what I was saying that all the politicians are ek hi thali kay chatay batay. They all are the same.

Just to add something to what you wrote above. I don’t know if people have any idea how much industrial development & it’s survival have been affected by this electricity management failures. So many factories have been shout down because of non availability of power. The inflated cost of electricity is embedded in the cost of manufactured goods as variable cost thus making our locally manufactured goods more expensive and hence it’s becoming hard to compete with the international market. China has offered good solutions to Pakistan regarding electricity issue but the present govt is not interested in providing any ease to it’s people. You know the place in Karachi where Bilawal House is located , load-shedding never takes place ! so when they rich & ugly politicians are enjoying a luxurious life why would they be concerned with the sufferings of masses ?