PAKISTAN: Military corruption robs country’s poor*

The Pakistan army, as an institution, has been a major obstacle to promoting better governance and development.With defence devouring a major portion of the budget, key sectors like health and education have been squeezed, and more and more ordinary people continue to fall below the poverty line.General Pervez Musharraf took government on false pretences, promising to relinquish power after three years; but he is still around.Law and order in Pakistan have not improved. Nor has the economy. Pric…

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