Exports led-growth holds key to national development: Ahsan Iqbal Commends ICCI for taking initiatives by dialogue on charter of economy

Dated : 16 August 2022

Federal Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal said that exports-led growth holds the key to national development and country's production to be synchronized with international standards. The future of Pakistan is linked with the export of the country and there is dire need of hour to increase our exports, said the minister, while speaking at a seminar titled “Revival of Economy’ in which all political parties were invited by the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry on Tuesday.

The minister said that the government will support the business community and urged the ICCI to highlight the bottlenecks and issues so that the government will resolve them without any delay. “On the behalf of the Prime Minister I offer to the chamber of the country to highlight the issues and I will resolve within 15-days, '' said Iqbal, who urged the business community to adopt a market-driven approach in order to get space in the global market.

Pakistan has found its path of stability after struggle but there are challenges as well which need to be addressed, the Minister said while stressing the political stability in the country.
The economic stability is linked with political stability and there is a dire need of time for political stability in the country, he added. “All parties may have political agenda but on the economic front we all should be united,” he added. Professor Iqbal said that no country can progress if there is an inconsistency in policies and Pakistan witnessed a positive growth as well in its 75 years’ history.