The State Bank’s annual report makes special mention of the issues of governance and sends out a red alert to the government to fix the economy before Pakistan faces an economic collapse.
Is it time for corporations to stop laying off employees to preserve earnings and prop up stock prices? Will more compassion be better for long-term business prospects?
With federal budgets, it is important to explore beyond the numbers to see how just how inadequate the government’s plans are, especially when economic justice is not part of the calculus.
It’s not surprising that as crime spirals out of control, a climate of fear and insecurity, and a general sense of hopelessness, prevails among the citizens of Karachi.