Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday termed rapidly increasing population as Pakistan’s biggest challenge, stressing that population planning must be aligned with national progress, economic stability, and human resource development. Chairing a high-level review meeting on population welfare in Islamabad, the Prime Minister declared population control a “national duty” and called for enhanced coordination […]
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Asad defends GDP growth, says IMF, WB projections not always true
ISLAMABAD: Putting up a fierce defence to the estimated GDP growth rate, Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Tuesday said that the growth rate of 3.94 percent predicted by the National Accounts Committee (NAC) for the outgoing fiscal year was based on real figures and data. The figure was not fudged […]
Hammad says 4% GDP growth rate to be achieved in current FY
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Saturday said that a four percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate would be achieved during the current fiscal year. Addressing a press conference here, the minister said all GDP growth-related targets had been achieved. “There are many analyses that the growth rate will be more than four […]
PM says NAC estimates GDP growth rate at 3.94%, per capita income 13.4%
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the National Accounts Committee (NAC) estimated the provisional growth rate of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during the current fiscal year (2020-2021) was 3.94 percent. “GDP growth reflects success of our government’s economic policies while managing Covid-19 pandemic. Our V-shaped recovery is balanced between three major sectors: […]