ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said that Pak
istan has won the confidence of foreign investors and international e
conomic institutions for its realistic policies.
Addressing the foundation-laying ceremony of University of Health Sciences Kala Shah Kaku campus, near Lahore on Sunday, he said that Pak
istan has been declared a fast developing economy.
He said that China-Pak
istan E
conomic Corridor (CPEC) has provided Pak
istan with a great opportunity to become a growing economy. He said that the GDP stands at five percent mark today and it can touch seven to eight percent in the next few years through democra
tic stability.
Ahsan Iqbal said that th
e government has overcome load-shedding to a great extent as the country faced eighteen to twenty hours load-shedding in 2
013.