ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has called for evolving a broad national consensus to achieve development goals and uplift the economy.
Addressing an event regarding Sustainable Development Goals here in Islamabad on Wednesday, he noted that a country cannot progress in the presence of polarization and anarchy. He stressed that political stability and continuity of policies is a must to take the country forward. He said it is a defining moment to learn from our past mistakes and put the country in the right direction.
As regards implementation of Sustainable Development Goals, the Minister for Planning said the parliamentarians must push for such legislation and allocation of resources in the budget that helps in the implementation of the global goals. He said the parliamentarians should oversee the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).