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Govt’s prudent policies put the country on path of economic stability: Info Minister

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain says the PTI government’s prudent policies have put the country on the path of economic and political stability.

Talking to newsmen in Karachi today [Saturday], he said the current account deficit has been brought down to eight billion dollars from nineteen billion dollars three years back.

Whereas, the Information Minister said foreign exchange reserves increased to 27 billion dollars from 14. 4 billion dollars and remittances to 29.4 billion dollars from 19.9 billion dollars three years back.

He said 18 percent increase has been recorded in industrial growth and 45 percent in cement production.

He said eleven hundred billion rupees were provided for promotion of agriculture sector.

Source: Radio Pakistan