Pakistan, March 5 -- There is no denying the fact that the economy of the country is precariously perched at the edge of a precipice due to the shenanigans of the political parties and their leaders who have invariably focused on pushing forward their narrow political agendas and fomenting political instability. It is said that economic progress hinges on perennial political stability. This reality is corroborated by the history of the developed countries as well as rapidly developing countries.

Pakistan is a victim of self-inflicted tragedies and the dilemma is that our politicians refuse to learn from history and rectify the blunders that have brought Pakistan to where it stands now. Political rivalries have been stoked into political ...