Kafkaesque economic decisions ISLAMABAD: With normal channels of decision-making at a standstill and the cabinet trying to show its productivity through holding longer and more frequent meetings than ever before, Pakistan’s bureaucracy has assumed a Kafkaesque quality. The adjective Kafkaesque refers to perplexing, irrational bureaucratic practices, after the Prague-born author, Franz Kafka. His stories described individuals going through horrifying experiences caused by absurd officialdom and circular reasoning. For the past month, gas shortages have been topical news. It is unusual to be facing this situation in summer instead of the peak demand winter months. It’s been more than 18 months since Pakistan’s pioneering LNG processing terminal operator informed the government about plans to replace its old Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) with a larger and more technologically advanced one.