Downsizing the government and cutting down on expenses are essential for ensuring good governance. It goes without saying that we, as a nation, are living beyond our means, and successive governments have only paid lip service to austerity. A Senate Subcommittee on Devolution has flagged two important aspects: first, around Rs6 trillion annually is being wasted on irrelevant ministries and state bodies; and second, the 18th Constitutional Amendment is not being implemented in letter and spirit. This is more than enough to kick-start a........

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