Economic indicators showing significant improvement: Asad Umar.

ISLAMABAD -- Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar says economic indicators are showing significant improvement, especially the large scale manufacturing witnessed an overall surge of 15 percent in last November.

Addressing a news conference, along with Minister for Power Division Omar Ayub Khan and Prime Minister's Special Assistant on Power Tabish Gohar in Islamabad on Thursday, he said 10 out of 15 export sectors are showing upward trajectory in overall economic landscape of the country.

Asad Omar said due to prudent economic policies of the government, Current Account Deficit and Primary Budget Deficit have turned surplus.

The Planning Minister said due to the government's incentive of industrial tariff, the consumption of electricty by industry has increased by eight percent.

Speaking on the occasion, Omar Ayub Khan said, the government is compelled to...