PESHAWAR
\nAmun Taraqqi Party (ATP) chairman Muhammad Faiq Shah while commenting on the federal budget, saying that the country\u2019s economy was still in dire straits.
\nThe ATP chairman asked to make the budget a pro-poor, business, industry and trade friendly.
\nHe said the government didn\u2019t take sufficient steps through the federal budget to put the ailing economy on the right track.
\nTalking to a group of reporters here on Sunday, Shah said it is obligatory that rulers should save the country from default situations.
\nThe party leader emphasized that the government should create an investment climate in the country.
\nHe made it clear that the economy cannot be flourished through political point scoring and beneficences.
\nIf the rulers are sincere to put the ailing economy on the right track, they should review the federal budget for financial year 2023-24, and make it favorable for poor masses, business and trade and investment friendly\u201d,
\nThe party leader said the whole nation was indebted by current and previous regimes and sought the detail of all loans that were obtained for the last several decades should be made public,
\nShah questioned: \u201cHow long would the country depend of foreign lenders?
\nHe said no policy has been crafted to make Pakistan economically self-reliant.
\nThe ATP chief asked the finance minister to avoid making statements that Pakistan will not go to the IMF becuase these threats would block the way of investment to Pakistan.
\nShah talked about rising miseries of poor masses, saying that no relief was provided to poor masses in the federal budget.
\nHe said the life of the common man has been made miserable owing to spiraling price-hike.
\nBusinesses and industrial activities have been slowed down that has triggered massive unemployment in the country, he noted.
\nFaiq called for revamping policies to lure local and foreign investment besides the government should ensure all facilities to traders and the business community to boost up commercial and trade activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PESHAWAR Amun Taraqqi Party (ATP) chairman Muhammad Faiq Shah while commenting on the federal budget, saying that the country\u2019s economy was still in dire straits. The ATP chairman asked to make the budget a pro-poor, business, industry and trade friendly. He said the government didn\u2019t take sufficient steps through the federal budget to put the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260879,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-338564","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-peshawar"},"yoast_head":"\n