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15 questions for the president
Farrukh Saleem
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
The government has persistently allocated less than two percent of the GDP for education. There are only a handful of countries on the face of the planet that spend less on education than we do
Q 1: Sir, the PPPs anti-militant stance is the most clear-cut of all the mainstream political parties but the existential militant threat to Pakistan has still managed to grow manifold since September 9, 2008, the fateful day that you took oath of the presidential office.
Q 2: Sir, according to the World Banks Control of corruption indicator, the incidence of corruption, over the past few years, has gone up sharply. In 2008, Pakistan ranked in the bottom 20 percentile and the country has since sunk down to the bottom 10 percentile.
Q 3: Sir, your government has increased the price of petrol from Rs62.81 per litre in 2008 to Rs103.40 per litre in 2012; an increase of 65 percent. Over the same period, the international price of oil has gone up by a paltry 14 percent.
Q 4: Sir, currently, our urban areas are suffering 10-12 hours of load-shedding while the same in rural areas is 16-18 hours. Sir, hasnt load-shedding doubled since you took power?
Q: 5: Sir, under your government the price of sugar has gone from Rs33 per kg to Rs80 per kg an increase of nearly 150 percent over just four years.
Q 6: Sir, it took Pakistani leaders 61 years to accumulate public debt of Rs6 trillion. Sir, over the past four years your government has taken public debt to a high of Rs12 trillion. Why has our public debt doubled in just four years of your government?
Q 7: Sir, in 2007, PIA lost Rs13.39 billion. Intriguingly, PIAs accumulated losses over the past three years hover around a colossal Rs100 billion.
Q 8: Sir, do you have any any whatsoever plan for Karachi?
Q 9: Sir, do you have any any whatsoever plan for Balochistan?
Q 10: Sir, do you have any any whatsoever counter-terrorism policy?
Q 11: Sir, real GDP growth in FY2007 was recorded at 6.8 percent. Sir, under your government GDP is having difficulty growing at even half that rate.
Q 12: Sir, our foreign exchange reserves peaked out at $18 billion in July 2011 and have since been falling rather sharply. At the current rate of decline we will not be able to service our foreign debt by the middle of next year. What is your financial teams strategy?
Q 13: Sir, foreign investment in FY2008 was recorded at a hefty $5.4 billion. In the following year it fell by 50 percent and the most recent figure on that account is $700 million; a mere 13 percent of the 2008 figure.
Q 14: Sir, your government has been shying away from disclosing poverty figures. In 2008, there were an estimated 47 million Pakistanis living in extreme poverty. Over the past four years, the figure is estimated to have gone up to 73 million. Sir, what is your anti-poverty strategy?
Q 15: Sir, last but one of the most important of facts is that your government has persistently allocated less than two percent of the GDP for education. There are only a handful of countries on the face of the planet that spend less on education than we do. Are we on our way to becoming Asias Zambia or Guinea?
The writer is a columnist based in Islamabad. Email: farrukh15 *************
Farrukh Saleem
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
The government has persistently allocated less than two percent of the GDP for education. There are only a handful of countries on the face of the planet that spend less on education than we do
Q 1: Sir, the PPPs anti-militant stance is the most clear-cut of all the mainstream political parties but the existential militant threat to Pakistan has still managed to grow manifold since September 9, 2008, the fateful day that you took oath of the presidential office.
Q 2: Sir, according to the World Banks Control of corruption indicator, the incidence of corruption, over the past few years, has gone up sharply. In 2008, Pakistan ranked in the bottom 20 percentile and the country has since sunk down to the bottom 10 percentile.
Q 3: Sir, your government has increased the price of petrol from Rs62.81 per litre in 2008 to Rs103.40 per litre in 2012; an increase of 65 percent. Over the same period, the international price of oil has gone up by a paltry 14 percent.
Q 4: Sir, currently, our urban areas are suffering 10-12 hours of load-shedding while the same in rural areas is 16-18 hours. Sir, hasnt load-shedding doubled since you took power?
Q: 5: Sir, under your government the price of sugar has gone from Rs33 per kg to Rs80 per kg an increase of nearly 150 percent over just four years.
Q 6: Sir, it took Pakistani leaders 61 years to accumulate public debt of Rs6 trillion. Sir, over the past four years your government has taken public debt to a high of Rs12 trillion. Why has our public debt doubled in just four years of your government?
Q 7: Sir, in 2007, PIA lost Rs13.39 billion. Intriguingly, PIAs accumulated losses over the past three years hover around a colossal Rs100 billion.
Q 8: Sir, do you have any any whatsoever plan for Karachi?
Q 9: Sir, do you have any any whatsoever plan for Balochistan?
Q 10: Sir, do you have any any whatsoever counter-terrorism policy?
Q 11: Sir, real GDP growth in FY2007 was recorded at 6.8 percent. Sir, under your government GDP is having difficulty growing at even half that rate.
Q 12: Sir, our foreign exchange reserves peaked out at $18 billion in July 2011 and have since been falling rather sharply. At the current rate of decline we will not be able to service our foreign debt by the middle of next year. What is your financial teams strategy?
Q 13: Sir, foreign investment in FY2008 was recorded at a hefty $5.4 billion. In the following year it fell by 50 percent and the most recent figure on that account is $700 million; a mere 13 percent of the 2008 figure.
Q 14: Sir, your government has been shying away from disclosing poverty figures. In 2008, there were an estimated 47 million Pakistanis living in extreme poverty. Over the past four years, the figure is estimated to have gone up to 73 million. Sir, what is your anti-poverty strategy?
Q 15: Sir, last but one of the most important of facts is that your government has persistently allocated less than two percent of the GDP for education. There are only a handful of countries on the face of the planet that spend less on education than we do. Are we on our way to becoming Asias Zambia or Guinea?
The writer is a columnist based in Islamabad. Email: farrukh15 *************
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