VCheng
THINK TANK: CONSULTANT
Pakistan urgently needs accountability, increased investment in education (at least 15% of the budget), and robust development spending to address its deep-rooted governance issues. From a Western lens, there’s a glaring contradiction: while China, Pakistan’s closest ally, enforces harsh anti-corruption measures, Pakistan’s leadership often protects corrupt networks and sidelines reformers.
This dynamic worries Western policymakers, who see Pakistan’s bloated bureaucracy, fragile fiscal structure, and overly dependent provinces—enabled by the 18th Amendment—as unsustainable. Despite its strategic ties to China, Pakistan has not mirrored Beijing’s zero-tolerance approach to graft.
Western analysts argue that Pakistan must undertake serious institutional reforms, demand greater provincial responsibility in revenue generation, and stop rewarding dysfunction. Without change, Pakistan risks deeper economic stagnation and diminished global credibility.
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