Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday called upon the Pakistani-American business community to play a leading role in Pakistan’s economic transformation by investing in priority sectors and contributing expertise to support the country’s long-term development agenda.
Addressing a gathering of around 20 Pakistani-American entrepreneurs, technologists, financiers and investors in Chicago, including several former Fortune 500 executives, the minister said Pakistan had reached a defining stage where improvements in national security, diplomacy and macroeconomic stability must now be translated into sustained economic growth.
He said overseas Pakistanis, particularly the Pakistani-American community, had established themselves in diverse fields, including technology, finance, healthcare, energy and academia, and could make a significant contribution to Pakistan’s economic future. Ahsan said that following difficult but necessary economic reforms under the leadership of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan had restored macroeconomic stability, reduced inflation.—Agencies
