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Why was the Google chairman in Pakistan?
Schmidt’s visit was unannounced and left only a bland govt press release in its wake.
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The nightmare of budget invalidation deemed unlikely
Court, legal precedent seen as too pragmatic to risk the fate of the economy over one case.
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Development budget heavy on political spending
Politicians get more discretionary allocations at the expense of infrastructure and public safety.
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Budget: Govt announces minor allocation for Thar coalfields
Some minor infrastructure upgrades announced, no major push on developing energy in the province.
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Budget: Punjab budget focuses on economic competitiveness
Huge increases in infrastructure, agriculture spending.
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Budget: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa govt presents pragmatic budget
The Rs303b outlay focuses on improving spending efficiency.
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Interest payments: Keeping tradition, more than a third goes to debt servicing
Foreign debt repayments of $2.3b due this year, local debt keeps getting shorter in tenure.
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Analysis: Politically confident, PPP manages to resist the ‘awami’ itch
Budget appears to be targeted towards satisfying not the average Pakistani voter but the executive board of the IMF.
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In agriculture, livestock grows 4%, outpaces crops
Among major crops, rice and cotton register impressive growth.
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Analysis: How we bury the truth in numbers
Government makes it very hard to find out exactly what they are spending on and where it plans to collect its revenues