The Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar has said that Pakistan has one of the largest irrigation infrastructures in the world due to which we are safe from extreme poverty.
According to media reports, the Energy Minister Hammad Azhar has made these remarks while addressing a conference in Islamabad.
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On the occasion, the Energy Minister has said that in emerging economies like Pakistan the state-led infrastructure not only has a key role in economic development but also in crises like Covid-19 pandemic.
Hammad Azhar highlighted that in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic we utilized state led development models to revive our economy.
“Private sector followed the government’s footsteps and growth rate rose above the pre-covid levels for two consecutive years now,” the Minister added.
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