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Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab on Information & Special Initiatives, Tourism and PHAs | Official Spokesperson of the Government of Punjab
Oct 9, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
1/ Punjab Gamechanger: District Development Package vs Orange Line

360b vs 300b

District Development Package = 2 Orange Lines (at original cost)
 
Beneficiary: Whole Punjab vs 27 KM strip

110m people vs 80,000 commuters

Permanent asset vs permanent liability (subsidy: Rs10b) 2/ It would have been much easier for Buzdar Govt to build 2 Orange Lines, and tout them as showpieces.

Instead we chose real development

Those who don’t see all the good work in Punjab, need to get out of the ‘Orange Line Mentality’
Jul 2, 2019 11 tweets 2 min read
1/ Pakistan's Puzzling Politiconomics

PTI advancing the narrative that Pakistan’s economy is in a deep mess, blaming Dar

PML-N equally vocal in projecting Dar as the messiah for successfully sustaining $-PKR rate

Both sides cherry-picking data

But what's the reality? 2/ Two distinct patterns characterise Dar’s era as Finance Minister:

An expansionary fiscal policy focusing on infrastructure and consumption-led growth; and

An actively managed foreign exchange policy