ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Development and Planning Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan has to pay 70 billion dollars in the next three years.
Addressing the business summit, he said that peace, stability and continuity of policies are necessary for the development of any country and there should be continuity for at least ten years. With 7% economic growth, Pakistan can become a 2000 billion dollar economy by 2047.
He said that Pakistan can become a three thousand billion dollar economy by 2047 with nine percent economic growth. Create cpack,
We were expecting to invest 30 to 40 billion dollars in special economic and industrial zones.
He said that Pakistan has to pay 70 billion dollars in the next three years, if we take the exports to 100 billion dollars in the next seven to eight years, then we will take off, but Pakistan failed to increase exports, the government and the private sector. We can work together, we have to work together for economic development, let’s work together to make Pakistan a three trillion dollar economy.
Ahsan Iqbal said that we want to eliminate the unnecessary regulations, the way must be cleared for the private sector, the annual revenue of Pakistan is 7 thousand billion rupees, this year we need 8 thousand billion rupees to pay off the debts. I also have a loss of one thousand billion rupees.
He said that we are meeting all the expenses by borrowing, the budget for pension is 800 billion and for running government affairs is 700 billion rupees, 900 billion for subsidies, defense expenditure is 1800 billion rupees, 1200 billion for transfers to the provinces. There is an expenditure of Rs., Pakistan needs to increase exports and investment.
Ahsan Iqbal said that the Prime Minister will soon visit Saudi Arabia, after which the Saudi Crown Prince is expected to visit Pakistan. Saudi Arabia will soon invest five billion dollars.
The planning minister added that we are also in talks with China for the second phase of CPEC. We are also talking with UAE, Kuwait and Qatar. Now we are not asking them for help, investment is being discussed. Is.