ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal emphasised on adopting export-led growth model to make Pakistan an economically vibrant country.

Speaking at ceremony here he said keeping in view prevailing financial situation of country, time has come to declare export emergency and all stakeholders including government and private sector should make exports as top priority.

Ahsan Iqbal said it is also fundamental challenge of Pakistan as to how we increase our capabilities to earn more as our expenditures are surging than our income.

He said in past, we tried to run our economy on domestic market and protectionism, but time has come that we should transform our economy towards export-led economy. Minister said world countries including China, Japan, Turkiye and Bangladesh adopted export-led growth model and they are now enlisted among most stable economies.

He said our future depends as to how we would increase our exports from 32 billion dollars to 100 billion dollars per annum. He said country is confronted with multiple challenges today including impacts of climate change. But, we have resilience to overcome these challenges.

Criticising PTI Chairman Imran Khan he said mental immaturity of PTI Chief destroyed economy and social fabric of society.

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 17 2023

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