Country steered out of economic hardships with 4pc GDP growth, believes PM Imran Khan

Addressing a ceremony at Quaid-e-Azam Residency in Ziarat afternoon, PM Imran Khan said that previous governments had not paid attention to Balochistan and completely ignored it while his régime has spent more money in the province.

He said along with Balochistan; interior Sindh, merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Southern Punjab were also ignored in the past. 

Prime Minister Imran Khan said that with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth was estimated at around 4% during the current fiscal (2020-21) while the country had been steered out of economic hardships and was set to achieve further growth in the coming year.

“I have good news to share with you that the country is coming out of economic hardships. The GDP growth is estimated at around 4% and has been made public,” PM said while speaking to a gathering here at Quaid’s residency.

The premier lamented the opposition parties, which have been claiming about the government’s failure for the last two and half years, were now disputing the GDP growth figure.

“The opposition parties wanted the present government to fail in economic terms, as they feared that if the government succeeds, their politicking would end,” he remarked.

The Prime Minister said that “Since the present government came to power, the opposition parties were giving deadlines for the end of government sometimes in three months or by December 31 etc. But I am worried about the opposition that what will they do now?.”

He said Ziarat has great potential for tourism, which needs to be developed to generate economic activities in the area. 

He also urged Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal to start a health card scheme on the pattern of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to provide health coverage to the people of his province.