When asked where Pakistan could be in the next five years, former envoy Bilahari Kausikan described it as “a state teetering on the brink of failure” and said that the recent diplomatic gains would not change the country’s structural problems or significantly improve its ties with the US.

‘Pakistan’s politicians and military, not India, big part of its problems,’ says Singapore’s ex-envoy

Pakistan's poverty rate rose from 21.9 per cent to 28.9 per cent over six years, adding 27 million people to reach a total of 70 million poor. Driven by inflation and IMF reforms, rural poverty hit 36.2 per cent, with Balochistan recording the highest provincial rate at 47 per cent.

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‘Pakistan’s politicians and military, not India, big part of its problems,’ says Singapore’s ex-envoy

How Pakistan's provinces are poorer than some of the world's poorest nations