Pakistan Muslim League-Functional Sindh’s Secretary General, Sardar Abdul Rahim has warned that the country’s current economic and agricultural strategies are proving disastrous for the public and the broader economy, while inflation is nearing 20 percent and the farming sector is facing severe damage.
Muslim League (F) Sindh’s Secretary General Sardar Abdul Rahim, in a statement today, criticized the decisions implemented under the leadership of Finance Minister Aurangzeb, stating that these measures are actively harming the country’s economic progress.
He pointed to key economic indicators, stating that Pakistan’s final Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate is approximately 3.0 percent. He observed that this figure is low compared to regional neighbors such as India and Bangladesh, which have recorded growth rates of approximately 6.5 percent and 6.0 percent, respectively.
Rahim said that with inflation reaching nearly 20 percent, the public’s purchasing power is continuously eroding.
The Muslim League (F) official emphasized that although Pakistan is an agricultural country, its primary sector has been nearly destroyed due to flawed policies and poor decisions. He explained that due to these failures, there has been a decline in agricultural output, a rise in commodity prices, and farmers are facing severe hardships.
Acknowledging climate change as a significant factor, he identified the inequitable distribution of water, inadequate supply of seeds, and ineffective pricing of annual crops as major issues further damaging the agricultural sector.
In his concluding remarks, Sardar Abdul Rahim called for an immediate revision of the country’s economic and agricultural strategies. He argued that only through the involvement of experienced experts, better policymaking, and dedicated measures to facilitate farmers can the national economy be stabilized.