Too lazy and too dumb. They are used to growing sugarcane. Govt ensures their produce gets bought at good profit. They are the biggest status quoist group. You will not find another bunch so ready to fight against their own interests.
It's just making something good of a bad situation. Farmers are not ready to shift to lentils and oil seeds. They blackmail governments and government has to do something for this over production of sugarcane.
Exceed income by Rs156b, sparking concerns of debt sustainability
Interest payments in July increased alarmingly to Rs537 billion, surpassing the federal government’s net income for the month by Rs156 billion. This has raised concerns that the annual debt servicing cost may exceed budget...
So suggestions vary from Nationalization to Selling off assets from SOEs. Did he read his own article before publishing ? No editor to make him understand the farce ?
Hahaha.. Punitive administrative measures never work in Supply side problem of staple food item. Situation will improve for couple of months and become infinitely worse after that. I guess when you have danda, every issue has to be solved using it.
Here is a way.
Handover these dams to provinces and let them sell electricity for 5 Rs per unit to their consumers and excess electricity should be sold to Center at market price of 30 Rupees. From this amount, let those provinces pay back construction cost to center over 10 years. Let them also...
Exporters send SOS amid dearth of fresh orders
Shahid Iqbal
KARACHI: Exporters fear more declines as the textile sector, which accounts for over 60 per cent of the country’s overall export earnings, is not getting fresh orders while India is aggressively lobbying for GSP+ status which could...
Like his predecessors, General Asim Munir has also conceived of an economic recovery plan for Pakistan. However, any meaningful reform would require major sacrifices from all stakeholders.
Details have begun emerging from a high-powered gathering where the Chief of Army Staff, General Asim...