Economy heading in right direction, claims Dar

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday said that Pakistan is heading in the right direction and it will not default despite the opposition’s propaganda. “Pakistan will not default just because of the propaganda of the opposition (Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf). The country’s direction is right and it is not heading for default,” Mr Dar declared during his interaction with businessmen. PTI Chairman Imran Khan and other leaders of his party have been predicting Pakistan will default because of the “poor policies” of the coalition government led by PML-N. Mr Khan is of the view that the country’s economy can only be stabilised if a stable government took after fresh elections and tackled the situation. Mr Dar further said that the opposition was hurting the ‘economic cause’ of the country. “Besides, the opposition is trying to forestall foreign investment in the country by propagating on corruption stories. The PTI needs to show some serious attitude and should not play with the country’s economy,” he emphasised.