Hammad Azhar slams PMLN, PPP for victim blaming govt over economy.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar rebutting the points made by the opposition on the country's economy and finance told the National Assembly on Friday that those who form opinions on the basis of singular tweets don't like listening to answers of their questions, media reported.

The minister said that the country's current account deficit has remained the primary focus for the past 20 years, during the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) era the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rate fell up to a negative 0.4%.

He added that the loans see an exponential increase depending on the country's current account deficit, When Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) ended its tenure the GDP was 5.4 percent which were dangerous level as implied by Moody's in the past.

Hammad Azhar said that the growth rate for the country in the first three quarters of the year was 17%, we were hopeful that we would be able to achieve a 4700 billion tax target which did not happen.

Azhar said that the targets were not met in...

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