Fisher Capital Management World News: Osama’s killing poses short term risk for economy: analysts

KARACHI: The killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden may lead to some short-term pains for Pakistan, but the country’s image and economy will benefit in a longer run if the government adopts the right policy to combat terrorism, which is hurting foreign and domestic investment, economists said on Monday.
Former adviser ministry of finance, Dr Salman Shah, said that the incident has given Pakistan a chance to attract investment and put the economy back on the track provided the government adopts the right foreign policy.

“We must go on a diplomatic offensive to thwart the widespread propaganda and assert the role played by Pakistan in war against terror,” he said. Shah urged the need of a nationalist government with a one-point agenda to save Pakistan from becoming isolated.

The US ground forces killed Laden in Abbottabad on Monday, four months before the 10th anniversary of 9/11 attacks.
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