Quoting facts and figures - especially about the GDP and the number of Ph. About Pakistan particularity he pointed out the painful truth that its economy was weak and not compatible with its military and nuclear strength. One hopes the CE's plain talk will not turn out to be a cry in the wilderness. Pakistan, like the rest of the Muslim world, needs rejuvenation. The country's full economic potential has not been tapped, and that has a lot to do with bad governance and the repeated failures of political governments.
Economic reconstruction is an uphill task.
It takes correct planning and sincere implementation by a selfless leadership to pull a nation out of poverty and squalor. Dictatorial regimes have in many places brought about economic miracles, but Pakistan has been unlucky here, too. While Ayub Khan did make a definite contribution to Pakistan's economic progress, the eleven years under Ziaul Haq were a complete waste. Ultimately, it is within a democratic framework that Pakistan will have to seek and realize its destiny. The task of economic reconstruction cannot be achieved by bureaucratic planning and technocratic implementation.