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Minute Mirror · 2025
In Brief
Pakistan's growth-security tension demands integrated policy thinking — security deficits suppress investment, yet defence spending crowds out development.
Pakistan’s security expenditure crowds out development investment, yet security deficits themselves impose massive economic costs. This piece analyses the growth-security nexus and argues for a more integrated approach to defence economics and development planning.
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Dr. Ghulam Mohey-ud-din
Senior Economic Planner, Parsons Corporation · RCJY, Saudi Arabia
PhD Economics · 18+ years · 20+ peer-reviewed publications · $60M+ programmes advised
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Newspaper Column
Venue
Minute Mirror
Year
2025
Date
20 September 2025
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