🚨 WILL PAKISTAN DEFAULT: 2 Trillion PKR Capacity Payments Destroying Pakistan? | Special Episode

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Hello folks! Welcome to our first-ever online "Dil ki Baat" with Mr. Javed Hassan. Tonight, we dive deep into the state of the economy, rising poverty, and the impact of the new government budget. We'll also discuss the electricity issue, tax compliance, potential solutions for the energy crisis, what the future holds for Pakistan and more.

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00:00 Introduction
01:46 Current State of the Economy
02:50 Rising Poverty: One Event Away?
03:36 Why Economic Decline Was Expected
05:42 Post-Budget Economic Outlook
11:18 Tax Compliance: Will People Pay?
15:15 Electricity Problem & Capacity Payments Explained
21:45 How Other Countries Provide Cheaper Electricity
25:18 Take or Pay Contracts
26:18 The Report: Key Findings
29:50 Revisiting the Energy Problem
31:12 Potential Solutions for Energy Crisis
35:35 Two Ways to Reduce Capacity Payments
36:06 Default: Consequences and Prevention
41:24 The Snowballing Effect on the Economy
42:10 Impact of Reprofiling on Pakistan
44:53 What the Bankers Are Saying
47:22 Debt Restructuring & Cost Reduction
50:40 Local Debt: Commercial Bank Debt
53:22 Expected Outcomes & Necessary Actions
58:52 Is the Future Dark for Pakistan?
1:03:56 Final Thoughts