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Review 2020: Pakistan’s success story with PM Imran Khan

Police Reforms?
Health Reforms?
Price Control?
Good Governance?
Circular Debt?
Line Losses?
I could add 20 more items to the list, but the point is improvements are incremental and only so many fronts can be opened at one time.

I think the PDM show aside, if the current government is allowed to govern, the next 5 years will turn out to be a game changer with the CPEC investments coming on-line (pay-off from the investments made) along with other structural changes. The key is to have continuity of policies. I was even okay with the PML's economic policies as long as they continued but alas they did not. As such, I support the current government's plans and execution. These need continuity.

IMF and other organizations have repeatedly harped on this issue of one incoming government completely starting from scratch instead of building on the main planks of economic policies of the previous government. In most of the developed nations, the fundamental economic policies don't change, unfortunately in Pakistan they do all the time. As such, the issue is not that the policies are bad, they are never given enough time to pan out and pay dividends. We are constantly setting up for a policy, then uprooting and starting anew. This has had a major hand in limiting the economic potential of Pakistan.
 
I could add 20 more items to the list, but the point is improvements are incremental and only so many fronts can be opened at one time.

I think the PDM show aside, if the current government is allowed to govern, the next 5 years will turn out to be a game changer with the CPEC investments coming on-line (pay-off from the investments made) along with other structural changes. The key is to have continuity of policies. I was even okay with the PML's economic policies as long as they continued but alas they did not. As such, I support the current government's plans and execution. These need continuity.

IMF and other organizations have repeatedly harped on this issue of one incoming government completely starting from scratch instead of building on the main planks of economic policies of the previous government. In most of the developed nations, the fundamental economic policies don't change, unfortunately in Pakistan they do all the time. As such, the issue is not that the policies are bad, they are never given enough time to pan out and pay dividends. We are constantly setting up for a policy, then uprooting and starting anew. This has had a major hand in limiting the economic potential of Pakistan.

Agreed, I myself voted for IK, and I will choose him over sharifs and Zardari's anytime. I just want him to improve governance as much as possible to give relief to common Pakistan as these are very hard times for them.
 
I just want him to improve governance as much as possible to give relief to common Pakistan as these are very hard times for them.
Cheap imports from abroad, cheap gas, electricity, oil, essentials is not relief but govt subsidies that end up bankrupting Pakistan and force it back to IMF again
 
Some people don't know how a non corrupt head of state can bring change.

Take a look..


Not just that.
Compare the tariff awarded between kohala hpp vs neelam jehlum hpp.
Contract rates of Lahore metro signed by plmn vs pti.
The excellent negotiated contract of gas pipeline with Russia.
Reducing the price of ML1 from 8 billion to 7.2 billion on top of it negotiating strongly for cheapest mode of financing.
Scrapping done deals of imported coal power plants for hydro.
Merchant LNG terminal contracts vs fixed half a million per day payment contracts for LNG terminal.

The list goes on and on.

There is a night and day difference between the previous governments and the current one.
 
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Review 2020: Pakistan’s success story with PM Imran Khan
Mon, 4 Jan 2021, 3:03 PM

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Year 2020: Review of PM Imran Khan government
APP Digital

Year 2020 has known to be a tale of challenges globally, but for Pakistan, it has proved as a “story of success and development” even during the coronavirus pandemic.

The government of Prime Minister Imran Khan has handled the economic impact of pandemic with effective strategies and emerged successful during tough times.

For PM Khan, the year 2020 narrates a journey of stable economy, numerous development and welfare projects, and remarkable achievements at foreign policy front.

Following is the outline of significant milestones achieved by the government during 2020 along with a set of the Prime Minister’s New Year resolutions for year 2021:



Covid Resposne
1. 1st ever NSC meeting on Public Health
2. NCOC formed to serve as nerve centre
3. Rs. 1.2 trillion COVID Relief Package, Rs. 180 billion disbursed through Ehsaas Emergency Cash, multiple other economic stimulus measures
4. Smart lockdown
5. Construction Industry Package to ensure employment for daily wagers
7. Response acknowledged by WHO as one of the best

Welfare State/Riyasat-e-Madina
1. Ehsaas Kafaalat, – One Woman One Account( 7 million families to benefit) – Special Persons (2 million families to benefit)
2. Ehsaas Amdan Program
3. Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarships distribution
4. Ehsaas Nashonuma to fight stunted growth
5. Rs. 180 billion disbursed during COVID to 15 million families transparently

Health
1. Sehat Sahulat Card (Rs. 10 lac/year health coverage for every family, can be availed at both public and private hospitals) for entire Punjab (end of year 2021), entire KP including ex-FATA merged districts (end of Jan 2021), entire AJK & GB. Also for Police, Lawyers, Transgenders etc.
2. Indigenous production of medical equipment including ventilators and cardiac stents launched
3. Isolation Hospital and Infectious Treatment Centre (IHITC) inaugurated in Islamabad
4. Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar – Medical, Surgical and Allied Services Block inaugurated
5. DHQ Hafizabad groundbreaking
6. DHQ Chakwal groundbreaking
7. 250-bed Peshawar Institute of Cardiology inaugurated

Education
1. Single National Curriculum finalised
2. University of Hafizabad groundbreaking
3. University of Chakwal groundbreaking
4. Pak-Austria Facchochschule Institute inaugurated in Haripur
5. Namal Knowledge City Phase 1 groundbreaking
6. Sialkot University of Applied Engineering and Technology groundbreaking
7. SNC to be completely rolled out by 2023.

Climate
1. Largest forest of Pakistan in Kundian, Mianwali launched with 250 million trees target
2. Green Stimulus Package to provide employment and combat climate change as well
3. Monsoon Tree Plantation campaign
3. Largest tree plantation drive in Pakistan’s history – 3.5 million trees planted on August 9th
4. Billion Tree Honey Initiative
5. Protected Areas Initiative
6. Clean Green Index awards
7. Travel Responsibly for Eco-tourism in KP (TREK) Initiative launched
8. Locust Crisis tackled successfully
9. UN biodiversity Summit, Austrian World Summit & Climate Ambition Summit addressed by PM Imran Khan

Development Projects
1. Naya Pakistan Housing 20000 housing units worth Rs. 100 bn inaugurated by PM Imran Khan
2. Allama Iqbal Industrial City Faisalabad groundbreaking
3. BRT inauguration
4. Karachi Transformation Plan – Karachi Package
5. Ravi Urban Development Project
6. 5 decades after Mangla and Tarbela, construction for 2 large dams, Diamer-Basha and Mohmand, is well underway
7. Azad Pattan and Kohala Hydropower Projects
8. Mohmand – Sheikh Zayed Road inaugurated
9. Special Economic Zones initiated under CPEC
10. Quaid-e-Azam Business Park Sheikhupura
11. Balochistan & Sindh High Speed Broadband Project
12. Chakwal Northern Bypass

Economy
Current Account Balance (Jul-Nov)
$1.6 billion SURPLUS (FY21) 🟢
$7.2 billion DEFICIT (FY18) 🔴

Remittances (Jul-Nov)
$11.8 billion 27% ⬆

Exports (Jul-Dec)
$12.1 billion 5% ⬆

Large Scale Manufacturing (July-Oct)
6.7% ⬆

Foreign Exchange Reserves
crossed $13 billion, highest since February 2018

Textile industry operating at full capacity, 80,000 power looms opened (50,000 old re-opened, 30,000 new ones). Cement industry operating at full capacity, witnessing record orders. Vehicle, motorbikes, rickshaw sales rising. Tax revenue rising. Energy Relief Package for industries to encourage exports for sustainable economic growth.

Foreign Policy
1. Qatar visit by PM
2. Malaysia visit by PM
3. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres visit to Pak
4. UNGA President Volkan Bozkir visit to Pak
5. PM Imran Khan’s maiden visit to Kabul
6. Continued role in Afghan Peace Process, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar visit to Pak, Taliban Political Commission visit to Pak, Abdullah Abdullah visit to Pak
9. UNGA address by PM & multiple sidelines events on Climate, Money Laundering and COVID
10. Pakistan’s re-election to UNHRC

Kashmir
1. Feb 5 – Kashmir Solidarity Day
2. Jul 13 – Kashmir Martyrs Day
3. Aug 5 – Kashmir Youm-e-Istehsaal
4. Oct 27 – Kashmir Black Day
5. Kashmir Legislative Assembly Addressed by PM Imran Khan twice

Other notable developments
1. Legislation against money laundering, terrorism and sex crimes.
2. PM Imran Khan’s Policy Announcement to conduct Senate Elections through open ballot and next General Elections via e-voting.
3. PM Imran Khan announcement of provisional provincial status for Gilgit-Baltistan

PM Imran Khan’s New Year Resolutions/Targets for 2021
1. Universal health coverage for all citizens through Sehat Sahulat Program
2. No Pakistani should go to bed hungry (“Koi Pakistani bhooka na soye”) New project to be launched soon under Ehsaas Program.


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no no it’s a big failure !!!!
Their is no distribution of baryani plates. !!!😡





😁😁😁😁


More seriously, great successes despite the difficult environment. Now imagine there was no Covid !!! What would have our success ?


we should not forget there are many challenges, lot of work to finish.

May Allah help Pakistan and Pakistanis. I mean all Pakistanis.
 
Pakistan’s electric fans exports rose by 15.54% during the first 5 months YoY.

According to Pakistan Statistics Bureau, the exported electric fans worth $10.040 mln during July-November (2020-21).




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but inflation is higher and economy is shrunk ?

so whats the point in all the other numbers?
 
Pakistan’s monthly exports to US cross $400mn mark first time

Pakistan’s exports to the US during the months of October and November 2020 stood at $430 million and $437 million, respectively.

The announcement was made by Adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood, who encouraged exporters to opt for aggressive marketing.

“I am glad to share that exports of Pakistan to US during the months of October and November 2020 stood at $430 million and $437 million, respectively,” shared Dawood in a tweet post on Tuesday.

“This is the first time that our exports to the US have crossed $400 million mark in a month. It is a great achievement by our exporters and I encourage them to market their exports to the US aggressively in order to capture a greater share of the market,” he said
 
Inflation eases to 8pc in December



Inflation eases to 8pc in December

https://nation.com.pk/Reporter/imran-ali-kundi
Imran Ali Kundi
January 02, 2021

ISLAMABAD-Inflation has eased to 8 per cent in December on the back of a slight decline in the price of perishable products.

Deceleration in inflation was noticed for the third consecutive month in December. Inflation measured through Consumer Price Index (CPI) was recorded at 7.97 per cent in December this year over the same period of last year, according to the latest data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Food inflation is still in the double-digits, posting a rise in the outgoing month.
It has shown slight decline as compared to 8.91 per cent of October and 8.3 per cent in November this year. “Continuous efforts of the government are dragging inflation down which is evident from declining trend in SPI for the past four weeks,” said ministry of finance.
The ministry of finance in its recent report stated that international food prices continued to rise. “Government policies were put in place to mitigate the effects of international food prices on domestic prices and to monitor and improve the functioning of the domestic markets,” said ministry in its report. In November inflation came down to 0.8 per cent from 1.7 in October which is expected to reduce further in December. Thus, for December, inflation is expected to fall within a range of 7.8 and 8.3

According to the PBS data, the CPI-based inflation was recorded at 8.63 per cent in first half (July to December) of the current fiscal year. Meanwhile, the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), which gauges rates of kitchen items on weekly basis, increased by 11.48 per cent. Similarly, the wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation enhanced by 4.44 per cent in the period under review.

The break-up of inflation of 7.97 per cent in December 2020 showed that food and non-alcoholic beverages prices increased by 13.3 per cent. Similarly, health and education charges went up by 8.08 per cent and 1.24 per cent, respectively. Similarly, prices of utilities (housing, water, electricity, gas and fuel) increased by 3.45 per cent in last the month. Meanwhile, the prices of alcoholic beverages and tobacco went up by around 6.02 per cent.

Price of clothing and footwear increased by 9.64 per cent and furnishing and household equipment maintenance charges 7.66 per cent. Recreational charges and those related to culture went up by 4.44 per cent in the period under review, while amounts charged by restaurants and hotels by 9.97 per cent in December 2020 as compared to the same month last year.

In urban areas, the food items which saw their price increased during December 2020 over November this year included: eggs (15.67 per cent), spices (6.88 per cent), butter (6.75 per cent), dry fruits (4.57 per cent), vegetable ghee (3.07 per cent), cooking oil (2.2 per cent) and fish (1.51 per cent). In non-food commodities, prices of following things have increased like electricity (5.96 per cent), transport services (5.07 per cent), hosiery (3.43 per cent), cleaning and laundering (2.74 per cent), motor vehicle accessories (2.06 per cent), woolen cloth (1.39 per cent) and drugs & medicines (1.29 per cent).

Meanwhile, in urban areas, following commodities prices showed decline: onions (29.12 per cent), tomatoes (27.12 per cent), vegetables (19.18 per cent), sugar (18.07 per cent), potatoes (13.12 per cent), Wweat (4 per cent), fruits (1.85 per cent) and pulse gram (1.23 per cent). In rural areas, the commodities which prices enhanced included eggs (14.08 per cent), spices (4.19 per cent), cooking oil (3.71 per cent), chicken (3.21 per cent), vegetable ghee (3.13 per cent), mustard oil (2.63 per cent), fish (2.47 per cent), pulse mash (2.01 per cent) and dry fruits (1.95 per cent).

The government has imported wheat and sugar to bridge shortfall and improve its supplies in the market. The inflation is expected to recede further with the arrival of new crops of vegetables, sugar crushing season, and marginal decline in the petroleum prices.



 

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