Pakistan has become accustomed to celebrating each successful loan rollover as though it were an economic achievement. It is not. It is merely a reprieve. That the government borrowed over $27 billion in foreign financing during the last fiscal year should prompt a broader debate about whether the borrowed funds are creating the economic capacity needed to reduce future dependence on debt.

Yet the most troubling aspect is the destination. Nearly nine out of every ten dollars were consumed by budget........

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