The sad truth is that Pakistan has the innate capacity to be a top 10 manufacturer/exporter of auto-parts, pharma drugs, surgical tools, circuit boards, etc. It can also tap into its coal to manage domestic energy needs, and rather than rely on petrol, flip to EVs (using the coal-powered infrastructure) and balance the carbon.
But how can you get to that point when people are so stuck up the rear of party loyalty or just sheer stupidity that they won't talk real economics, real industry, real business, real defence, etc?
There is a direct correlation between the murder of merit based hiring and promotion system and wrecking of pretty much everything in Pakistan.
There is a reason why where ever we look it looks like decision were taken by a bunch of retarded apes.