Ahsan affirms govt's resolve for economy's turnaround.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday expressed the government's resolve for a turnaround of the national economy as it had done in 2013.

Addressing the inaugural ceremony of Inclusive Digital SDG's Knowledge Hub, the minister said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government had undone all the successes of the previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government, which had put the sinking economy back on track.

He said when the PML-N came into power in 2013, the country was facing the worst economic and power crises, with the menace of terrorism rampant. However, due to hectic efforts made by the PML-N government, the economy made a remarkable turnaround and was put on the path of development. Foreign investment of billions of dollars came especially under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and numerous projects of socio-economic development were launched.

However, he said, the PTI government did the opposite, pushing back the country into the economic quagmire.

The minister said Pakistan had to face the...