A predator state

PAKISTAN appears to fit the definition of a ‘predator state’ which, according to economist James K. Galbraith, is “a political system in which a narrow band of elites uses policy instruments for its own benefit, while the rest of the population foots the bill”.

That is exactly the reason for the unravelling of the state. What is happening in Balochistan and KP is a symptom of a failing state.

However, the army chief wants the country to be “a hard state” in order to fight adversaries within and outside.