FROM the alleyways of Karachi to the remote districts of Balochistan, people are grappling with relentless inflation. The gap between data-driven narratives pushed by those in power and the lived experiences of ordinary people has never been wider. The real tragedy lies in the repeated abdication of responsibility by the ruling elite. Even when moments of global support arise, such as debt re-scheduling or bailouts, these are squandered on stabilising the superficial, while ignoring the structural.
It is not the lack of resources that has brought us to the brink; it is the lack of rational, empathetic governance. While common people stand in queues for sub-sidised flour, or brave the heat in powerless homes, those who claim to lead us speak in borrowed jargon, govern from air-conditioned offices, and operate from a place far removed from reality.
Economic development is not a press release; it is a process. It demands reforming tax structures so the rich pay their due share. How many more cycles of deception must we endure before real leadership emerges in the country?
MAJID BURFAT
KARACHI
