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flag Pakistan’s economy cannot grow without fixing corruption, unstable policies, and political dysfunction, economist Sherani says.

flag A Dawn article by economist Sakib Sherani states Pakistan’s economic revival is unattainable without political reform, blaming systemic corruption, rent-seeking, and unstable policies for stifling investment and growth. flag The piece argues that economic reforms fail without fixing governance, citing crippling electricity costs, excessive taxes, an overvalued currency, smuggling, a $68 billion parallel economy, and regulatory chaos as key barriers. flag Sherani dismisses elite-driven "creative destruction" proposals as unrealistic, stressing that businesses operate in a deeply flawed environment shaped by political dysfunction. flag True economic progress, he asserts, requires dismantling extractive political structures that undermine competitiveness and innovation.

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