Pakistan’s policy failure

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Lahore: Pakistan does not lack well -designed policies. Rather, it struggles with their effective implementation. Trade agencies and policy makers have focused more on the proposal for new ideological research -based policies, which is much more than identifying obstacles to implementation and identifying obstacles.

Policy recommendations are often based on secondary research, which highlights successful global methods and recommends reforms. However, they often ignore the country’s real challenge: weak implementation. Even the best policies fail when the implementation method is insufficient, the ability of the companies and the lack of bureaucratic inefficiency.

Many policies are ineffective due to lack of accountability. Although there are rules on paper, disciplinary institutions often lack the resources or willingness to implement them. Businesses and business groups can advocate for policies that meet their interests, but when strict compliance is needed, their implementation is resistant. Political instability and short -term decision -making further enhances the issue, which in turn leads to repeated policy before presenting results.

Pakistan’s dependence on international models often fails to calculate the country’s unique challenges, such as informal markets, bureaucratic red tapes, and insufficient infrastructure. Even when policies are well -made, implementing agencies are inadequate training, funding and encouragement.

Many policies have the potential to change our economy, but remain ineffective due to governance failures, corruption and contradictory decision -making. An example of this is the competition Act, 2010, which is world -class. Like the laws in the European Union and the United States, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) was set up to prevent anti -competitive methods such as fixing and cartilage. However, weak implementation and political influence have allowed cartelization to be maintained in industries such as sugar, cement and pharmaceuticals. CCP fines are often challenged in the courts, delaying the proceedings.

Similarly, under the China Pakistan Economic Transit (CPEC), the Special Economic Zone (SEZs) was designed to copy the successful model of SEZ in China, Malaysia and Vietnam. Pakistan offers tax intervals, infrastructure assistance and investment privileges. However, bureaucratic delays, contradictory policies, difficulties in supplying utility (electricity, gas), and the complex process of acquisition of land have discouraged investors.

Pakistan’s tax reforms and documents efforts by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) are linked to global excellent ways, including CNIC -based invoices, digital tax filing, and Point of Cell (POS) system Includes the integration. However, large -scale tax evasion, weak implementation, resistance from businesses, and lack of political will is hindering growth to increase the tax net far more than salaried individuals and compliance corporations.

Although Pakistan has updated its anti -money laundering rules to comply with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards, including monitoring suspicious transactions and increasing financial transparency, informal economy and Hundi/Hola network regulatory continues to lead to growth due to weak implementation and corruption. Agencies.

The government has also pledged to change environmental protection and climate change, in which 10 billion trees tsunami have been launched, and under the Paris Agreement promises to reduce carbon emissions. However, industries that neglect the rules and regulations are threatening these goals due to poor urban planning, weak implementation of environmental laws, and lack of accountability.

Pakistan’s energy policies, including renewable energy measures and circular loans management, are associated with international standards. The government has introduced steps to deal with pure measurements, feed in tariffs, and circular debt for renewable energy. However, power theft, delays in payment to free power generators (IPPS), non -compatibility in policy, and failure to reform the distribution companies (disco) have kept the energy sector in crisis.

Finally, Pakistan’s policy failure is not due to poor planning, but due to a deep root implementation crisis, which destroys economic progress and governance. Unless the challenges of implementation are resolved, even the best policies will remain ineffective.