The Indian Express brings you clippings from the Pak mediaMarry but give the guests food tooTHE NATION: (From a letter to the Editor): This refers to Pressreports lamenting the resumption of serving food to marriage guests in thewake of the ouster of Nawaz Sharif's Government. This was perhaps the worstexample of unbalanced legislation by the erstwhile rulers, that affected thenational economy by closing down food businesses that generated huge revenuefor the state. Who has heard of a ruler placing an absolute ban on servingfood to marriage guests, whereas hospitality is considered a part ofIman-i-kamil in Islam! The Holy Quran and Hadith-i-nabvi exhort moderationin all aspects of life, including expenditure on food, but never disapproveserving of food to guests at the happy occasions of marriage and walima.This issue needs proper investigation.`Outsiders can't end economic crisis'THE NATION: The US Ambassador to Pakistan, William B. Milam, Sundaysaid past governments' corruption had produced an economic distortion inPakistan. ``Pakistan's economic malaise is deep, it requires immediateremedial measures,'' he said while delivering a talk on ``Pakistan in theNext Millennium''. He said ``outsiders'' would be of little help in endingeconomic meltdown. He said Pakistan has to open its economy to achievecompetitiveness which will be hallmark of next millennium. ``World tradingand financial system has effects on economies of the countries. Those whodon't adopt to the changes are going to be left behind,'' he said. In theliberalised economies of the world, he went on, only a few industries wouldbenefit and not the country or the people. He said Pakistan's economicmalaise has various causes, mainly, the price structure of consumer goods,including fuel and energy. `` Pakistan must lower its electricity tariff forindustries and raise it for domestic consumers,'' he said.
