The book “Economic Hitman” shook the world through the revelations of its author. It traced the elaborate plans of global corporate giants from Western world, especially USA, to economically subjugate countries that gained freedom after World War-II. They were aided and abetted by their governments to facilitate this economic colonialism to replace colonial rule dismembered through freedom movements.

“The Master Plan” recognized that the newly freed countries in Africa, Middle East, the Subcontinent and Far East were resource rich, populous and relatively debt free. The mood of these newly freed people was exuberant and their expectations high. The hawks, representing the corporate greed, realized that their prey was ready for slaughter. They charted their road map to befriend the ruling elite, sell them the dream of developing massive projects in infrastructure, energy and other sectors. This would appease the people, enrich the rulers, create a new ruling elite and provide the basis of a debt trap to gain economic domination.

Through institutions created under Bretton Woods Agreement, a basis was laid for institutions like IMF and World Bank to become the lenders to the world. They would finance projects that Economic Hitmen sold to ambitious and often greedy rulers. Pakistan is a lead example of this economic subjugation leading to political........

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