Pakistan’s perfect storm: An economic crisis meets a political one
1 year, 9 months ago

Pakistan’s perfect storm: An economic crisis meets a political one

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan’s news cycle has shifted from bailout negotiations with the IMF to pitched battles between former prime minister Imran Khan’s supporters and security forces. See Chart 2: Monthly inflation in Pakistan Imran Khan outside power is far more popular than Imran Khan in power Data from Gallup Pakistan, an affiliate of a global survey research agency, shows that Imran Khan enjoys majority support across the country in the latest public poll held in the first 20 days of February. A majority of the respondents blame the coalition government of the Pakistan Democratic Movement/Pakistan Muslim League-N for the economic turmoil, while only 38% blame the previous Khan government. When Khan took over the as prime minister in 2018, he appointed Atif Mian, one of the most respected Pakistani economists, currently a professor at Princeton, as his economic advisor.

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