GDP growth expected to reach 6% by 2023: Hammad Azhar
Energy minister asks opposition to stop deceiving masses, says economic growth rate will be 5% next year
Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar. PHOTO: TWITTER/@Hammad Azhar
In yet another positive development, Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar, who also served as finance minister for a brief period, said the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of Pakistan is expected to reach 6 per cent by 2023.
Briefing the media in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said that the opposition is panicking due to the country s rapid growth rate. I want to tell the PDM [Pakistan Democratic Movement] that next year, the country s economic growth rate will be 5 per cent.