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How the Elite continues getting rich in Pakistan - Dr. Rosita Armytage - #TPE 249

The Pakistan Experience

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Is There a Smoke and Mirrors Tactic in Pakistan?

One of the richest people in Karachi is called Kolkil Karim Daddy. He has these cows that he imports every single Eid. And it just baffles you sometimes at how these idiosyncrasies play out in Pakistan. So as an outsider, things that we see as being normal, like if somebody has a huge charity organization and they're doing great work in that, we see it as a positive society. The fact that these elite in their networks have made sure that the public does not get those goods or the government is not strengthened in a way which it's able to provide those public goods. But they give out crumbs from their table and make people feel that the masses should be

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