A Nuclear Arsenal But Trouble Turning On The Lights? Pakistan Struggles With Power Crisis -- NBC
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Even though Pakistan is the planet’s sixth most populous country and has the world’s seventh largest military and its fourth largest nuclear arsenal, most of the country can’t reliably watch the evening news, read at bedtime or talk on their cell phones.
These limitations have got little to do with the freedom of speech or expression.
There is literally a power crisis in Pakistan. For the 34 years that this reporter has been living in Pakistan, not a week has gone by without a reported, or experienced, power outage throughout the country. Every day, millions of Pakistanis across the country have little electricity, summer or winter.
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My Comment: This paragraph sums it up perfectly ....
.... Even though Pakistan is the planet’s sixth most populous country and has the world’s seventh largest military and its fourth largest nuclear arsenal, most of the country can’t reliably watch the evening news, read at bedtime or talk on their cell phones.
As an outsider, I would say that Pakistan has it's priorities all screwed up. But for many Pakistanis .... if given the choice this is what they want.
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