Dar invites overseas Pakistanis in US to 'honour their roots' and invest in the country

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has promised that Pakistan’s “best days lie ahead”, highlighting the country’s economic progress and inviting overseas Pakistanis to “honour their roots” and invest. The DPM delivered these remarks while addressing an Eidul Azha dinner for Pakistani-American community leaders in New York. He arrived two days ago to attend a high-level meeting of the United Nations Security Council, according to the Foreign Office (FO). According to a transcript of Dar’s speech published on Thursday, “He (Dar) stated that the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has successfully steered the country through a period of significant economic challenges toward stability.” “He further noted that Pakistan is now pursuing a path of sustainable, high-growth development aimed at improving the quality of life of its people,” the FO said. Dar spotlighted declining inflation, improved credit ratings, a strengthening external account and rising investor confidence as evidence of Pakistan’s positive economic trajectory. He further emphasised that the government was actively pursuing an export-led growth model to generate foreign exchange, create employment and firmly integrate Pakistan into the global economy and supply chains. The DPM said that the diaspora “formed Pakistan’s most formidable asset — in advocacy, investment, and strengthening people-to-people ties with the United States”. “The Deputy Prime Minister invited the Pakistani-American community to honour their roots by investing in Pakistan and becoming partners in the country’s journey forward,” he added, according to the FO. Additionally, in his speech, Dar noted that May holds significance in the nation’s history, referring to the successful atomic bomb tests in May 1998 and the military victory over India in the same month last year. Yo...

Original source: Dawn Pakistan