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This was from two weeks ago. More aid from US will surely follow. In 2010, US gave $150 million for flood relief to Pakistan. Similar or more can be expected from them. As per one WSJ article, international donors have promised upto $500 million already. I would expect this figure to touch a $1...

Strangely, this conflict is not reported by international media. Sad to see that the country has been abandoned :(

1) Pakistan was able to make the best deal under the circumstances. Friendly countries were not ready to loan more without collateral because all governments before (including PTI) have borrowed heavily. The assets were priced as per demand and leverage that the seller holds. 2) There were no...

1) IMF deal required bridging finance. What was the other option to seek help from friendly countries? 2) PTI supporters were trolling PDM for delay in closing negotiations with IMF. There are threads in the 'similar threads' section below to see this. 3) PTI was also on track for utilizing the...

Is saving the country from a prospective economic default not something to be celebrated? Why should this be a shame for the fixer?! All PTI supporters have been trolling about IMF deal not coming through for past few weeks. I would expect them to be satiated with this development. Granted...

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This is not the only reason for India's good fortune with investments. Geopolitically, Pakistan has not positioned itself favorably to gain from the China+1 strategy of the western bloc. India, Vietnam and other countries have played this game well. Vietnam is a good comparison for Pakistan...

This is not possible. India uses the money generated by cricket as a diplomatic tool to barter 'normalization' with Pakistan. As long as asymmetric war from the Pakistani side is kept in play, India will not relax its leverage no matter how little it may tangibly amount to. :coffee:

Pakistan needs about $10 billion in FDI every year to sustain a growth rate of 5%-6% without running into BoP crisis. This has been India's trick for a while now despite the fact that both countries suffer from same productivity and operational inefficiency concerns.

You are certainly welcome to try your luck :pop:

The proximity of Indian Punjab to Pakistani Punjab will make it a good deal for both sides because of less transport cost.

Miftah is a pragmatic politician, not a populist one :cheers:

Miftah has gained quite a bit of following on social media. Lot of people praise this man's caliber and pin their hopes on him. Just check the replies to this tweet :cheers:

Privatization is best for airports :cheers:

Edited. Thanks for pointing out the error. :-)

Pakistan will need the same level of international support that it was able to gather during the 2010 floods. The US followed by UK were the most significant donors during that period. I believe that at least $1 billion will be necessary to restore and reboot the rural economy