Share:The outgoing Programme Director of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Mr Marc Andre Franche has raised a very scary question; “Want a country or not”? Having personal experience of working with UNDP and UNIDO initiatives in the country, I strongly feel that Mr. Franche’s remarks carry weight. It started in 1976 within Pakistan Industrial Technical Assistance Centre (PITAC) to upgrade the Foundry Technology in the country. The name was changed to the Metals Industry Research and Development Centre (MIRDC) and then to Technical Services Centre (TSC). They surely want a country and are willing to lay down their lives for its territorial integrity but at a very heavy price which has now become unbearable for a country of our size.

Source: The Nation January 18, 2022 03:24 UTC