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Flight of capital

Letter May 22, 2013
There is a powerful lobby in Pakistan which facilitates massive flight of the country’s capital.

MULTAN: This is with reference to Muhammad Ziauddin’s article published on May 22, “Tigers don’t grow in begging bowls”. For too long, our economy and our Planning Commission have been allowed to be run by men who are on the payroll of international financial institutions, having no stakes in this country. Just look at the manner in which smuggled cars were allowed to be imported into this country. There is a powerful lobby in Pakistan which facilitates massive flight of the country’s capital.

Tariq Ali

Published in The Express Tribune, May 23rd, 2013.