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Sir, before giving sarcastic remarks about the Pakistani people which is very easy while sitting in a developed western country, try to be in our shoes and see what we are going through. Day by day living here a decent life is getting expensive, so these Pakistanis will go to any corner where they find something cheap.
I'm pretty sure he's being serious.
Studies have shown that as education/ media freedom/ income increase the demand on government accountability does the same. But has that translated into action in Pakistan? Sure the NAB & FIA have arrested PPP politicians, who were unable to flee to the PTI. And likewise the Rangers have gone after MQM. But that still leaves Baluchistan and Punjab off the grid of accountability, not that the PPP/ MQM/ PTI/ Baluchistani Political Parties could create a Coalition to run Islamabad and force an anti-corruption campaign against PML-N.
There's no secret that the economics of Pakistan are messed up. Every industry you look at has deadweight loss. Electricity, Textiles, Agriculture, Mining.
While the taxes, on gas/petrol/ cell phones, are an economically viable choice, any price changed to that good has a less than proportional decrease in demand. If Pakistan wants to increase tax revenue these taxes are the way to go, but to a certain point. In return for the taxes the public demands services; which are piss poor. So in the end Pakistan is still a loser.
So the people are stuck in a bind. Are they willing to have an "Green Spring", modeled after the Arab Spring, where in the short term that will be hardships but the system will only improve. Or 'No Spring' let the train run it's course, albeit off a cliff.