Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Tuesday a 14-point ‘future roadmap’ aimed at achieving over seven per cent growth by 2018 and making Pakistan a globally competitive and prosperous country with particular emphasis on macroeconomic stability through inclusive growth.
Speaking on the final day of an international investment conference in Islamabad, the finance minister said that to achieve the growth rate it was necessary to address poverty incidence and unemployment while improving socio-economic indicators, including health and education.