Pakistan has gone to the IMF 24 times since 1958 and every visit comes with the same diagnosis: corruption, elite capture, and broken governance. The IMF’s latest 186-page assessment finally puts a number to it – 6% of Pakistan’s GDP is lost every year to corruption, subsidies for the connected, tax exemptions for the powerful, and policies designed for elites. Palki Sharma tells you what Pakistan’s two choices are in this scenario.

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