ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Reforms aur Special Initiatives, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal ne Saturday ko kaha ke mulk mein sustainable economic growth haasil karne ka sirf ek tareeqa hai ke hum apne exports ko behtareen tareeqe se manage karein.
Consultants from Kearney aur Public Private Partnership Authority ke officials ke sath aik meeting mein, Minister Ahsan Iqbal ne naye economic vision banane par guftagu ki, jo ke 5Es framework ko madde nazar rakhte hue banaya ja raha hai, press release ke mutabiq.
Unhone kaha ke yeh framework PML-N ke 16 mahine ke doran banaya gaya tha, jis ka maqsad tha mulk ko gehri economic crisis se nikalna. 5Es framework, jo ke NEC ne 2023 mein approve kiya tha, mulk ke 5 key areas mein National priorities ko outline karta hai jo Pakistan ko sustainable growth trajectory par le jayengi.
Unhone kaha, “Hamari pehli priority yeh honi chahiye ke hum kis tarah apne exports ko 30 billion dollars se 100 billion dollars tak barhane mein kaamiyab ho sakte hain,” Minister ne goal-based plans banane ki ahmiyat ko ujagar karte hue kaha.
1960s ka hawala dete hue unhone kaha ke us waqt Pakistan ki manufactured exports 200 million dollars thein, jab ke South Korea ke 100 million dollars aur Malaysia ke exports 60 to 70 million dollars thein. Thailand ke exports sirf 30 million dollars thein. Lekin siyasi adamgumri ki wajah se agle chand saloun mein Pakistan ki economy kamzor hoti chali gayi.
Waqt e haazir ke economic halat par zor dete hue unhone kaha ke humein apne National goals ka faida uthate hue economy ko behtar karna hoga. Unhone yeh bhi kaha ke pichle 5 saal mein reasonable infrastructure tayar kiya gaya tha. Is waqt hukumat mulk ke exports ko barhane ke liye ambitious plans bana rahi hai.
Unhone ek bara multi-modal transport system ka zikr kiya jo Pakistan ko Central Asia se connect karega. “Naye markets ko explore karna aur in markets ke sath connectivity banana hamare regional expansion plan ka hissa hai.”
Minister Iqbal ne mazeed kaha ke jab macroeconomic side par basic fixes kiye jayein ge, to uske baad zyada se zyada investment ko attract karna chahiye. “Humein apni macroeconomic structure ko exports par pura focus karna hoga. Jab tak hum apne targets ko increasing exports ke sath align nahi karte, hum ek competitive economy nahi ban sakte.”
Unhone Kearney ko 5Es framework aur 5 year plan ke sath aligned aik comprehensive strategy tayar karne ki hidayat di, jo ke agle mahine unveil ki jaye gi.
