Whither CPEC?
With Karachi burning like Fata, with self-centred politicians divided over the situation of the terror-infested metropolis, with talk shows fuelling flames of confusion, with the nation sitting as a lame duck before marauding terrorists, with the political system divided over the basic structure of the constitution and with governance and
By our correspondents
May 04, 2015
With Karachi burning like Fata, with self-centred politicians divided over the situation of the terror-infested metropolis, with talk shows fuelling flames of confusion, with the nation sitting as a lame duck before marauding terrorists, with the political system divided over the basic structure of the constitution and with governance and foreign policy in a shambles, the country is slipping into disarray and decay of unmanageable proportions.
The prime minister is sitting smugly over a volcano that is about to erupt. In this devastating scenario the prospects of the China-funded CPEC turning Pakistan into an Asian Tiger look increasingly bleak. The time to fix Pakistan is running out.
B A Malik
Islamabad
The prime minister is sitting smugly over a volcano that is about to erupt. In this devastating scenario the prospects of the China-funded CPEC turning Pakistan into an Asian Tiger look increasingly bleak. The time to fix Pakistan is running out.
B A Malik
Islamabad
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