TODAY’S PAPER | January 31, 2026 | EPAPER

OPINION

Elite veto, national cost

Farrukh Khan Pitafi | Updated 8 hours ago |

From industry subsidies to clerical defiance, Pakistan’s elite often treat the state as a resource to be hollowed out

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