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Pakistan: Fighting economic downfall

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 @ 19:06 UTC

by Rezwan

Countries:: Pakistan
Topics:: Economics, Governance
Languages:: English

The Fiscal year 2007-08 saw a economic downfall in Pakistan including a double figure inflation rate. In Chowrangi blog Ambreen Kazmi has some suggestions for the government showing how to counter all these challenges.

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“Pakistan: Fighting economic downfall”

October 18th, 2008 at 23:47 pm
omar khan:
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there are no suggestions that the govt. would listen to. They would have to become honest and incorrupt and that is impossible. if a country can bring back to power a person like zardari- then they deserve all the trouble they get.only way is what they did with ayub in 1968- go out on the streets - take all the assets from corrupt landowners and businessmen and get rid of all the mullahs and politicians from before- otherwise nothing

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