Finance minister calls for focus on long-term planning Terms it vital for achieving sustainable, all-inclusive economic growth ISLAMABAD: Long-term planning is vital for achieving sustainable and all-inclusive economic growth, said Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin. Chairing the third meeting of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) on Saturday, he highlighted that Prime Minister Imran Khan restored the body with an objective to draft concrete proposals for sustainable economic growth through comprehensive planning across major sectors of the economy. He added that all stakeholders would be taken on board prior to policy approvals. “The underlying rationale is to secure the future of coming generations of Pakistan,” Tarin added.