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Conflicts of interest of ruling elite

Pakistan and its economy have been hostage to conflicts of interest of ruling elite since 1958, both political or dictatorial regimes. It is time that internationally accepted ethics of governance, which our religion emphasizes upon, must be incorporated and enforced. As a nation we need to evaluate, why Pakistan has failed to invest in development of basic infrastructure and essential industries like India, and instead invested on quick returns profitable consumer-based industries. We all know that black money is parked in speculative real estate sector, yet every elected and dictatorial government has been involved in promoting this sector, at the expense of compromising our agricultural sector, which has been the backbone of our economy. Today we import even wheat and vegetable.

Enough damage has been inflicted by the insatiable greed of a few and it is about...