What is important is what measures are being taken by the government to correct it. What is important is not whether it is the military or some other institution making a statement about the abysmal state of national economy. Such is the lowly stock available in abundance in the political wonderland. Simultaneously, the institutions are under assault by the bootleggers of the former prime minister who, not too long ago, were the sworn bootleggers of a former dictator also. An unmanageable coterie of court jesters is also answerable to the same de facto power. Understandably, there is a prime minister in Islamabad, but he is patently powerless and cannot move a limb without a nod from the disqualified former prime minister who sits out of the country, guarding his illicitly accumulated billions. To aggravate the situation further, the government operates as an immoral and dysfunctional entity. In the second instance, what has the actor-minister got to do with the portfolio of economy? Where is that indicted, self-confessed money-launderer hiding who still sits lording over the national exchequer and policies? And why does it hurt so much when the military points out ostensible weaknesses of the government policies and how it can imperil the challenges of national security? In the first instance, is the world oblivious to the horrible state of national economy? Is it angels that Pakistan has borrowed almost $85 billion from? “Such irresponsible statements can dent Pakistan’s global image”, he said. This was further elaborated by the ISPR which elicited a negative response from one court jester - Ahsan Iqbal - who advised the Army spokesperson to refrain from making comments on Pakistan’s economy.
Now, its up to you to take the initiative and turn the economy around”, he said. “We have done our part on the security front. While addressing a conference organised in Karachi jointly by the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Chief of the Army Staff talked about the rising debt and the unfavourable balance of payment situation. It is a damned hard charge that lies ahead Choose your weapon and turf and get on with using them wisely. You can’t attack and then sing the blues. It is not a task fitting the court jesters. It is through formulation and pursuit of pragmatic policies that we may be able to chisel a crevice to crawl out. The gravity of the situation forestalls a petulant debate on the choice of forum or such other trivialities.įurther indulgences by the actor-minister are not going to show us the way out of the dungeon that we are stuck in. Thus, like other institutions of the state, they have a right to make their case. The army is genuinely worried about the inherent implications for national security emanating from the deteriorating state of the economy. In their four years in power, the government has indulged voraciously in two pastimes: doing nothing about the falling exports and borrowing like there were no tomorrow. And, don’t overlook the issuance of innumerable sovereign guarantees by the government in lieu of securing loans and other financial and business bail-outs.
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