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(1/n) Lots of discussion on a possible lockdown in Pakistan.
I have to say I agree with @ImranKhanPTI on this. The lockdown is a wealthy country solution implemented to reduce the pressure on their healthcare systems.
in.news.yahoo.com/cannot-impose-…
I have to say I agree with @ImranKhanPTI on this. The lockdown is a wealthy country solution implemented to reduce the pressure on their healthcare systems.
in.news.yahoo.com/cannot-impose-…
(2/n) Point 1: Health capacity in Pakistan is far lower than the rest of the world. Here are some rough indicators (World Bank data):
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2011):
UK: 2.9
World: 2.7
Pakistan: 0.6
Physicians per 1,000 people (2015):
UK: 2.78
World: 1.5
Pak: 0.98
Hospital beds per 1,000 people (2011):
UK: 2.9
World: 2.7
Pakistan: 0.6
Physicians per 1,000 people (2015):
UK: 2.78
World: 1.5
Pak: 0.98
(3/n) Point 2: Pakistan has a poverty problem, that is very different from the developed world:
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (% of pop.):
UK: 0.1
World: 10.0
Pakistan: 3.9
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of pop.) (2015):
Pak: 24.3
Indonesia: 11.2
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (% of pop.):
UK: 0.1
World: 10.0
Pakistan: 3.9
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of pop.) (2015):
Pak: 24.3
Indonesia: 11.2
Nice article by @AliKhizar. To add to the dialogue, I'd like to share a few thoughts:
Pakistan moved into a current account surplus after years of a deficit. There seems to be a debate on whether that’s a good or a bad thing. Are CAD “bad”? As with everything in economics, the answer is ‘it depends’. #PakThink 1/n
To understand why, let’s look at what is it that the CA balance shows. I wrote this a few years ago and can help clarify – Essentially composition of the CA balance and financing matter. #PakThink 2/n 
