Economic survey report endorses PTI’s economic performance, Imran Khan

Islamabad (HRNW) In a knee-jerk response after Pakistan Economic Survey for the outgoing fiscal year 2021-22 was published by the government, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan said the data of the survey attested to PTI’s claims of a thriving economy.

In a televised address, Imran Khan said the economic survey endorsed the performance of the PTI government.

He said the country was on a path of progress during the last two years which is backed by the figures in the survey.

He said the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth was nearly 6% during the last couple of years and growth in different sectors was also evident. Further, he said that the tax revenue rose to Rs6 trillion while the exports surged to$32 billion.

PTI chairman said the remittances reached $31 billion which was a testament to the overseas Pakistanis in the PTI government.

Responding to debt rhetoric of opponents, he said PML-N left the GDP to debt ratio at 64% and PTI maintained it despite paying interest double than it was during PML-N’s government.

He said Pakistan outshone other countries in the subcontinent in employment opportunities despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

Imran Khan said they did not succumb to the pressure of International Monetary Fund (IMF) and thought for the people.

He said the ‘pet’ journalists, who used to criticize the PTI government on inflation, have vanished. He said the incumbent government massively hiked the fuel, gas, and electricity prices only in two months while the prices of daily-use commodities have also soared.

PTI chairman said the rate of cement has also surged which would post its impact on the once-booming housing industry.

He said the PTI government endeavored to lift the underprivileged class, adding that the people would experience the real taste of inflation in the utility bills of next month.