Pakistan moving forward with 'sense of achievement and progress', PM Shehbaz tells WEF
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Home Says macro indicators are reassuring, adds Pakistan must pursue export-led growth for sustainable growth Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said Pakistan was moving forward with a renewed sense of "achievement and progress", while underscoring the need to pursue export-led growth to ensure sustainable economic development. Speaking to members of the Pakistani community and business leaders on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, the prime minister said recent economic indicators reflected improving stability. “Our macroeconomic indicators are reassuring,” he said, noting that inflation had declined from 30% to 5.5%, while the policy rate had been reduced from 22.5% to 10.5%. He added that Pakistan’s IT exports had shown encouraging progress, although exports continued to face multiple challenges and social indicators still required improvement through sustained collective efforts. The prime minister said the direction ahead was "clear", stressing that Pakistan must move towards "export-led growth". He said the government had introduced fundamental structural reforms to strengthen the economy.
Published: January 21, 2026 4:25 pm
Source: The Express Tribune — Read original