Death Insurance Scheme for overseas Pakistani to be introduced soon Ahsan Iqbal.

Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal has said that the government would soon introduced the death insurance scheme for the overseas Pakistanis.

He said the country is not facing any danger of going into default and that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is spreading false propaganda about the country's default risk.

The minister made these remarks, while addressing the Pakistani community at the Pakistani Consulate in Jeddah, where a large number of overseas Pakistanis have participated, according to a message received here on Sunday.

Speaking on the occasion, the minister said the country has adopted a path of stability and saved itself from going into default. "The PTI destroyed the country's economy which led to an economic crisis, but the incumbent government has improved the economy by following the agreement with the IMF and for the last six months Pakistan has adopted a path of stability," said the Minister.

The news about Pakistan's default risk is based on a malicious campaign initiated by the PTI which has no reality. The incumbent government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif succeeded in removing Pakistan from the grey list, he added.

The Minister further added that Pakistan has a long-standing and brotherly relationship with Saudi Arabia which will continue in the same spirit. We want to establish CPEC-style economic cooperation with Saudi Arabia as well...

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