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