Privatise govt?

Published February 13, 2016

PRIVATISE Steel Mill, privatise PIA and privatise HMC and other organisations.

What next? The government of Pakistan? Imagine the colossal savings to the nation as there will be no president, no prime minister, no governors, no chief ministers, no MNAs, no MPAs, no senators, no political parties — only contractors.

Maybe this experiment results in better Pakistan.

Farhat Asrar

Karachi

Published in Dawn, February 13th, 2016

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