Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the economic challenges of Pakistan would be shared with all political leadership of the Parliament to seek their proposals for resolving the financial difficulties of the country.
The objective behind the reconciliatory process and consultation with political leadership is to develop consensus and take decisions in the larger national interest. The Prime Minister expressed these views while presiding over a meeting of Mid Term Economic Review here at Prime Minister Secretariat on Friday. The meeting is held regularly every month.
He said that since the budget was passed unanimously by the Parliament, the financial challenges of the country also needed to be shared to find solution through collective wisdom. The people of Pakistan, he directed, be kept informed of the economic challenges and measures to be taken to confront these challenges.
The Prime Minister directed that a five-member committee, formed for dialogue with all Parliamentary parties, should immediately contact the leadership of the parties to ascertain their availability for consultation on national economic challenges.
The Finance Minister briefed the participants on the state of national economy and the economic challenges being faced by the country in the wake of the devastating floods, war against terrorism, national security needs, and international recession.
Secretary Finance in his presentation apprised the participants of the meeting about the budgetary position and probabilities at the close of financial year. He also elaborated upon the impact of floods, war against terror, energy shortage and international price hike on the economy in general and the budget in specific.-PR
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