ISLAMABAD: Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar has said that our country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) continued to grow positively.
Hammad Azhar in a tweet wrote, “Wrong. Pakistan’s GDP continues to grow positively in Pak Rupees and USD as per purchasing power parity. Such misleading news items have become the mainstay of the opposition’s propaganda these days as they are finding it hard to justify the NRO pleas of their leadership.”
Wrong. Pakistan’s GDP continues to grow positively in Pak Rupees and USD as per purchasing power parity.
Such misleading news items have become the mainstay of the opposition’s propaganda these days as they are finding it hard to justify the NRO pleas of their leadership. https://t.co/6hm8072IyB
— Hammad Azhar (@Hammad_Azhar) February 8, 2020
The tweet of Azhar was a reaction to another tweet posted in which it was written, “Economy shrinks, domestic production declines by $ 41 billion in 18 months.”
معیشت سکڑ گئی، 18 ماہ میں ملکی پیداوار میں 41 ارب ڈالر کمی https://t.co/P5vJSzc3wQ
— Hina Butt (@hinaparvezbutt) February 8, 2020
Earlier last month, Hammad Azhar said that Pakistan’s government has worked very hard to combat money laundering and terrorism financing.
Azhar said, “It is premature to comment and speculate on the decision that FATF members shall take in the plenary in February.”
He further said, “Pakistan authorities have worked very hard over the months and I feel we have made significant progress in our AML/CFT efforts. We remain committed to sustaining this momentum.”
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