ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan says Pakistan has been put on theright economic track and expressed the confidence that good times are aheadfor the country. =
Addressing the prominent business personalities at Pakistan Breakfast Meetin Davos today, he said his vision is to turn Pakistan into a welfare stateand ensure inclusive development as envisioned by the founding fathers.
Imran Khan said present government is spending money to revive industriesby encouraging and giving them incentives. We want to promoteindustrialization as it will create wealth which will help spend money onthe poor segments of the society.
He informed the audience that we have launched the country’s largest andmost comprehensive poverty alleviation program Ehsaas, for which 190billion rupees has been allocated.
Referring to the challenges faced by the country including corruption, highdebt and degeneration of institutions, the Prime Minister said despitethese challenges, his first year in power has remained remarkable.
He said we have reduced the current account deficit by seventy five percentwhich is a great achievement. This success is now reflected in rupeestabilization, rising stock market and foreign investment.
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He said the process of reforms has been started. He said the reformsprocess is painful and takes time to bring change but said we will stick toit which requires courage, political will and withstand criticism.
Imran Khan noted that the country has the potential to excel given its vastnatural resources including those at Reko Dik and the dynamic humanresource.
He said overseas Pakistanis are our greatest asset and we are trying tocreate environment for them to come back.
