Pakistan Must Move from Stabilisation to Transformation: Planning Minister
ISLAMABAD, 29 August, 2026 (Kamran Raja): Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said Pakistan’s central economic challenge is to transform macroeconomic stability into sustained growth, higher productivity, increased exports, investment and employment. Addressing a visiting delegation of Harvard Business School MBA students at the Ministry of Planning and Development on Friday, Iqbal said Pakistan should not be viewed only through the lens of its challenges but through the scale of its economic and human potential. He highlighted Pakistan’s large population, young workforce, strategic geographic location, agricultural and mineral resources, expanding digital economy and global diaspora as important foundations for long-term economic tr...





