As Violence Hurts Business, Pakistanis Debate U.S. Help

Government statistics show that large-scale manufacturing has contracted 7.6 percent across Pakistan in the past year, while a survey by the Industrialists Association of Peshawar found a 37 percent plunge in the industrial sector here. Business associations estimate that the number of industrial jobs, the main economic lifeline, has already fallen from more than 100,000 to about 25,000. Factories that ran round-the-clock now scrape by with a single shift. Full Story »

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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Jul. 28, 2009

An interesting story because it covers more than just policy and looks at conflict's effects on Pakistani business. Impressive sourcing.

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