Govt unveils Army endorsed ‘Economic Revival Plan’

The government Tuesday introduced plan aimed at reviving the country’s economy by capitalising on its untapped potential in key sectors and investments from friendly countries.

The plan, titled ‘Economic Revival Plan’, was unveiled at a high-level meeting of the government, convened in the wake of economic hardships being confronted by the country, a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over the meeting while Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir, provincial chief executives, federal and provincial ministers and senior government official were also in attendance.

According to the PMO statement, the plan for economic revival “envisages capitalising [on] Pakistan’s untapped potential in key sectors of defence production, agricultural and livestock, minerals and mining, information technology and energy, through indigenous development [and] investments from friendly countries”