
Benazir Bhutto and the scope of think-tanking in Pakistan: a short note
In 2007, before coming back to Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto paid a visit to the USA. An American think tank requested a meeting, and when the meeting was held, the officials of the think tank presented Benazir Bhutto with some booklets a partner think tank of theirs in Pakistan had published. The booklets attempted an analysis of Pakistan’s political economy outlining a way out to allow prosperity to ameliorate the living conditions of every Pakistani. Benazir Bhutto had a look at the booklets, and after flipping a few pages, said, ‘In a country like Pakistan, think tanks are not effective.’ These




























