Continuing weaknesses of the institutional structure have allowed the costs of corruption to be more than the returns.

The rising debt burden is a serious issue and a threadbare discussion about its sustainability is only to be welcome.

Spread of a different culture weakens the solidarity of a tribe and in so doing, creates a kind of moral confusion.

In the tribal areas, poverty is the largest factor leading to distress and other difficulties are enhanced by it.

Previously, tribal areas had been unsettled & garrisoned by military forces meaning inconsistent material development.

Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed ‘revealed’ that the country’s defence expenditure is only 2.3 per cent of GDP.

Existing trade structures of ECO member states are oriented towards West or East, not towards one another.

In general, my experience of customer services is mixed and, at certain places, favourable to the public sector.

Unlike Mujib, who faced opposition from within his party, Mengal's 6 points have been supported by a government ally.

Musharraf opted for the theocratic Bangladesh model in Pakistan, which failed and leaft the country worse off.