A
meeting to finalise proposals on *12th Five Year Plan* was held in the Planning
Commission of Pakistan.
The
meeting was jointly chaired by the Minister for Planning, Development &
Reform Mr. Ahsan Iqbal and the Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mr. Sartaj
Aziz. Senior officials and Members of the Planning Commission of Pakistan
presented their recommendations for onward deliberation and final
approval.
While
commenting on the recommendations, Minister P,D&R Mr. Ahsan Iqbal
maintained that the 12th Five Year Plan would set pace for an emerging and
prosperous Pakistan through a knowledge based economy and a clear roadmap
envisioned in Vision 2025. The Minister directed that the upcoming five year
plan should focus on modernising agriculture, health, education, basic and
higher infrastructure, set tangible goals for uplifting social sector, poverty
alleviation, services sector, increase exports and trade. Ahsan Iqbal said that
strategy should be devised for sustainable growth and economic stability. He
said that economic experts in the public and private sector need to brainstorm
on how the country would grab maximum advantages from the CPEC to boost up
industrial sector and bring technological advancement in the country.
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