Outside KP, the PTI government succeeded to a large extent in building a perception of having introduced major reforms in the governance system. But, one needs to dig deeper into the facts to reach the conclusion of whether PTI’s assertions are genuine or a bluff.
Economy
In an attempt to understand the growing problems and in lieu of the recent announcement of the Karachi Transformation Plan, we sat down with Mr. Asad Umar, the Federal Minister for Planning and Development.
The main reason for the wheat crisis, according to officials and documents, is the smuggling of the commodity to Afghanistan through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan as the prices in the international market are higher compared to Pakistan.