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They don’t really care
Pakistan's FY26-27 budgets show minimal relief for ordinary citizens amid high inflation, with education spending dipping below 1% of GDP despite leaders prioritizing it. The government allocates funds to vanity projects like Daanish schools while neglecting infrastructure and teacher shortages in public schools.
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