Billionaire Mansha Says Pakistan Needs Thatcher Plan After Poll

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Pakistani billionaire Mian Mohammad Mansha said the government elected next month will have to apply austerity measures to secure an international bailout and sell state-run companies to rescue the economy from ruin.

Mansha, 66, whose Nishat Group spans finance, textiles and cement-making, said in an interview at his home in the eastern city of Lahore that rival politicians will need to unite following May 11 voting to address the country’s economic crisis.