As the poet Mirza Ghalib famously said: Marz bharta hi gaya joon joon dawa ki (the more medicine you administered the malaise got from bad to worse). But the prime minister refused to budge and stood firmly behind his finance minister. Ironically there is a lot in common between Asad Umar and his predecessor Ishaq Dar. Ishaq Dar- virtual deputy prime minister- shared Sharif’s penchant for grandiose projects, lower taxation and an overvalued rupee. But the prime minister and his team have the bravado to taunt the opposition instead of getting their priorities right.

Source: Pakistan Today April 06, 2019 20:26 UTC