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WhatkindofcountrywouldPakistanbeifwe
succeedinbecomingadevelopednation?
HowdoyouthinkPakistancanbecomeadeveloped
country?

FaizanAli,http://shfaizanali.com

CanPakistanbeadevelopedcountry?

WrittenMay22,2013

IfPakistancanprovidejustthesethreefacilitiesIthinkitcangobeyondlimitswithina
decade
Ruleoflawandunbiasedjusticesystem(itistheostimportantthingasitwillnot
onlystopcorruption,Itwillalsohelperadicateterrorism,opressedfamiliesinrural
punjabandinteriorsindandtribalareas)
Centralizededucationsystemwhereeveryprovinceshouldlearnaboutotherthree
provincesandalsothereshouldbenodifferencebetweenthesyllabusandqualityof
educationbetweenprivateandGovernmentInstitutes
Focusonpowersectorandrelaxthepoliciestoallowforeigninvestment(thisisvery
importantaswithlackofindustries,Governmenthavetoberesponsibletoprovide
jobstopeopleandhowtheydoisbyrecruitingthelabourtheydontneedasisthecase
withalmostallgovernmentinstituions.theyareovercrowdedandresultinloss.e.g.
PIA,Railways,PostalService,Wapda,andeachandeverygovernmentowned
institution
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UpdatedMay21,2013

Justonestep:Education.Unbiasedaccesstoequalandenlightenededucationtochildren
andadultsalike.
IunderstanditmightseemanoversimplifiedassumptionthatPakistan'sleadershipcan
addressallofthecountry'sproblemsjustbyfocusingonprovidingeducation,butIfirmly
believethatlackofpropereducationisattheheartofeverythingthatiswrongwith
Pakistantodaybeitterrorism,corruption,crumblinginfrastructure,unemployment,lack
ofcivicsense,votersstillvotingfortriedandtestedpoliticians(especiallyintherural
areas)whohavefailed...thelistcouldgoonforever.
Pakistanearmarkedanabysmal1.8%ofGDPoneducationduring201213(Rs.55billion
fromatotaloutlayofRs.3203billion),whichisdownfrom2.9%in2008.Pakistanranks
146thoutof186countriesintermsoftheHumanDevelopmentIndex(HDI)published
annuallybyUNDP.TheHDIisacompositemeasureofthreebasicdimensionsofhuman
development:health,educationandincome.Ifyougohere:@http://hdrstats.undp.org
/en/coun... ),youcanclearlyseethatPakistanislackingonallthreefronts,education
beingtheworsthit.
Ifailtoseehowacountrywithapopulationof190millioncanprogresswithoutspending
atleast5%ofitsGDPoneducation.Anuclearpower,noless.
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First,defineDeveloped?Idon'tthinkthereissuchathingasadevelopedcountry.It'sa
continiousprocess,it'snotastate,whichyouachieve,youkeepondeveloping,youare
alwaysdeveloping.
But,Ithink,youmeanthowcanPakistanjointheranksofProgressive,Developing
Countrieswhoareenvyoftheworld?
Theanswer,doingthebasicsright.Implementinghumanrights,givingwomentheir
rights,enforcinganeducationalemergency,tacklingcorruption,fightingreligious
intoleranceandmakingGovermenttransparentandaccountable.That,Ithinkarethe
stepswhich,iftakenwillputPakistanontherighttrack.Andoh,beingopenmindedand
flexible.Also,notsuccumbingunderforeignpressure,makeownpolicies,accordingto
ownbenefitsandneeds.
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PrateekKumar
WrittenMay6,2014

ArecentinterviewwithHusainHaqqani (exPakistaniAmbassadortotheUS)and
DirectorofSouth/CentralAsiaattheHudsonInstitute,threwupsomebasicand
interestingpoints.
Transcript:Pakneedsastrong,disciplinedmilitary.Butthejobofasoldieristolocate,
fight,liquidatetheenemyNothisjobtodefinetheenemy
Pakistanusedtohaveaveryhighrateofgrowth,muchhigherthan
India.
Yes,butlook,theIMFsaysitisbecauseofmilitancy.Heycomeon,thatisnot
somethingyouneedaPhDineconomicstoexplain.Nobodywillbringcapitaltoa
countrywhichhasbombsgoingoff.RazaRumi,thejournalist,wasshotjustlast
weekinPakistan,SalmanTaseerwaskilledbyhisownsecurityguard,Benazir
Bhutto,aniconofdemocracy
Theyareasuperpower.Idontthinktheyhaveanemotional
attachmenttoanything.
Exactly.ItwouldhavebeenbetterforPakistanifithadtakentherouteSouth
Koreadid.ItusedAmericanassistance.Bytheway,SouthKoreagotlessmoney
fromAmericathanPakistandid.Pakistanhasreceived$40billionin60years,
whileSouthKoreagotonly$15billion,buttheyusedthattobuildaneconomic
framework.Educationcomprises10percentoftheirGDP.Now,youareprobably
usingaSamsungphone,andsomebodyinDelhiisdrivingaHyundaicar.They
havebecomeamajormanufacturingnation.Wearestilldependentona$1.5
billionhandoutfromtheSaudis,or$500millionfromtheIMFtokeepour
accountsgoing.

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UsmanQazi,CaninterpretPakistan.
WrittenMay6,2014

Therearenostepstotakewhenyouareinadeepditch.TheonlyoptionPakistanhasisto
maintainsomesocialstabilitysothatthingsdon'tgetevenworse.
IamnotreallysinglingoutPakistan.Forallthehooplaaboutitseconomicdynamism,
Chinahasyettoprovideadecentlivingtoitspoor.AndthisisdespiteChina'ssuccessin
educatingitspopulationandhavingsomethingliketheruleoflaw.
Obviously,PakistanhasitsownissuesontopoftheonesitshareswithChina.
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