Unlocking Pakistan’s destiny one SMB at a time Habibullah Khan
As a nation, Pakistan reigns as master of its potential yet buckles in the face of prevailing challenges. The country is confronted by uncertain geo-political realities. It shares borders with nations that are home to the second- and third-largest defence budgets globally, while the world’s lone superpower and biggest military spender retains key interests in the region.
Closer to home, trade imbalances and debt intricacies continue to be a factor in macro-economic conversations. Elsewhere, UN projections regarding Pakistan’s ongoing population explosion makes for grim reading. The world body predicts: by 2025, the country will be home to some 242 million people; by 2030, half of the population will live in cities, representing the largest urbanisation in South Asia that remains mostly unplanned. The UN also warns that by 2050, Pakistan’s population will surpass the 400-million mark.