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<strong>At a time when political uncertainty is once again peaking in Islamabad with Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan losing majority, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) in a study revealed that the &ldquo;the country&rsquo;s institutional processes and frictions&rdquo; have had a huge impact on its gross domestic product (GDP). According to the think tank,&nbsp;</strong><strong>&nbsp;it cost a whopping 39 per cent of Pakistan&#39;s GDP.&nbsp;</strong></p>
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PIDE&rsquo;s Senior Research Economist, Ahmed Waqar Qasim, who brought out the report, &lsquo;Sludge: The Administrative Burden&rdquo; described &lsquo;sludge&rsquo; as an unwanted and unjustified situation leading to frictions where processes become cumbersome and people find it difficult to get things done.</p>
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<a href="https://www.urdupoint.com/en/business/pide-reveal-average-revenue-of-street-vendor-1489586.html">The Urdu Point</a> said that for the public sector think tank for the first time attempted to quantify sludge through time consumed, cost involved and psychological cost.</p>
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Economic growth and political stability are intertwined.</p>
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The study was presented at PIDE&rsquo;s first ever Research for Social Transformation and Advancement&#39; (RASTA) conference.</p>
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Another report — &quot;Political Dynasties and Local Economic Development in Pakistan&rdquo; that was also unveiled at the conference, noted that in Pakistan the share of elected political dynasties in Parliament is one of the highest in the world.</p>
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According to the news organisation the study showcased how politicians exercise considerable de facto political power to redirect resources towards their regions which has a substantial cost for least developed regions.</p>
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Earlier, Karachi based Dawn said that a major driver of the near-term uncertainty is the economic crisis, Pakistan has found itself in from 2018 onwards.</p>
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&ldquo;Like the past, political uncertainty is breeding economic uncertainty in Pakistan. All of this will cause even more pain for millions of households across the country in the coming months,&rdquo; the newspaper said.</p>
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