Pakistan, March 26 -- The jury is still out on whether the ever-empowered caretaker setup was able to take good care of the economy while battling a myriad of challenges on the toughest possible terrain.

Some applauded their clear emphasis on dealing with the deadweights, passing the costs along the infrastructural chain and ensuring IMF remained on board. But there are others who continue to ask discomforting questions about the unnecessary expenditure costs. Back in January, State Bank of Pakistan had noted a staggering increase of 197 per cent in the government borrowing from local banks, which had touched Rs 3.12 trillion on December 23, 2023, while data from Public Sector Development Programme emphasised that almost half of the mone...