Resetting the system

INTERIOR Minister Mohsin Naqvi has rightly diagnosed Pakistan’s poor performance. But will his prescription — the creation of 12 or 32 provinces and administrative units — take us towards inclusive and sustained economic growth? If the present system is to be reset, this should be the end goal against which any proposed restructuring must be judged. Two pillars need strengthening. The first is the delivery of basic services — education, healthcare, drinking water, garbage disposal, public tra...

By none@none.com (Ishrat Husain)