*PESHAWAR: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has said that Pakistan has passedthe testing situation and good times are ahead. *
He was addressing the commercial launch of Rashakai Prioritized SpecialEconomic Zone in Peshawar.
He said, when the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) came into power, thecountry was not having money to pay off debts. “We inherited the biggestdeficit in the country’s history.”
Lack of funding from the friendly countries would have bankrupted thecountry, he added.
The devaluation of the rupee resulted in inflation across the country andforced the government to take a fresh programme from the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF).
“Thanks to God, the country has passed the testing times, good days arearound the corner.”
On coronavirus situation, PM Imran Khan said his government was beingforced to slap lockdown, but he denied and imposed smart lockdown tocontain the virus spread.
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The way Pakistan has fought and faced the pandemic is remarkable, hecontinued.
Responding to the political opponents, he said that despite the cruncheconomic situation, outbreak of the pandemic, the country’s economy isimproving and GDP link been proposed at 4 percent.
He said that dollars being sent by the overseas Pakistanis havestrengthened the rupee against the greenback.
The Prime Minister also urged the overseas Pakistanis to send their fundsthrough banking channels in the country.
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