ISLAMABAD:Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar has said the government is taking every possible step to achieve sustainable economic growth.
Addressing a news conference here on Thursday, he said despite various challenges including COVID-19, all economic indicators are showing positive trends, which is great news for the country. Hammad Azhar said due to prudent economic policies of the government, Pakistan’s circular debt is being decreased by Rs130 billion annually.
He expressed the confidence that country witnessed three percent growth in agriculture, 7.8 percent in industries while 5.7 percent in services sector. Hammad Azhar said the country’s tax collection and exports are increasing as a result of better policies pursued by the government. Condemning the Lahore blast, the Minister said the perpetrators of the incident will be held accountable soon as the investigation completes.