Federal Minister for Finance, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar said that the government would spend $34 billion in the next four years in various sectors of economy particularly for the expansion of motorways, power transmission lines and development of the energy sector.
Talking to the Minister of Finance of the Canadian Ontario Province, Charles Sousa, who called on him, Dar said that his government was determined to pursue very aggressive infrastructure development program in the country to help accelerate economic growth.
“The government is determined to pursue the policy of transparency, good governance and zero tolerance for corruption besides fulfilling its election manifesto by prioritizing four ‘E sectors’ that include Education, Economy, Energy and Eradication of Extremism,” Dar said according to a press statement issued here Tuesday by Ministry of Finance.
The Finance Minister also briefed Sousa about the introduction of 3G and 4G technologies in a transparent process, which would attract massive investments in the telecommunication sector.