Pakistan headed in right direction finally; current account in surplus: PM Imran
The current account was in surplus of $73 million in September, PM Imran Khan said.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan has on Wednesday said that Pakistan is headed in right direction finally as the current account was in surplus of $73 million in September.
The premier took to Twitter and said the surplus for first quarter was brought to $792 million as compared to the deficit of $1,492 during the same time last year.
PM Imran Khan further added that exports grew by 29 percent and remittances grew by nine percent over previous month. He termed the development as great news for Pakistan.
Great news for Pakistan. We are headed in right direction finally. Current Account was in surplus of $73 mn during Sept, bringing surplus for 1st qtr to $792 mn compared to deficit of $1,492 mn during same time last yr. Exports grew 29% & remittances grew 9% over previous month.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) October 21, 2020
