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PTI Govt To Create 10mn Jobs In Its Five-Year Term: Bakhtiar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Khusro Bakhtiar has reiterated that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led government would create 10 million jobs in its five-year tenure.

Talking to journalists, Bakhtiar said that their government was striving hard to transform Pakistan into a developed and prosperous country.

Comparing the performance of PTI’s government with the past regime, Bakhtiar said, “Exports increased by 17 per cent in the tenure of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) while our government would increase investment by 18 per cent.”

He said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) alone had such potential to meet the exports’ target. The minister said that the government had introduced tax amnesty scheme to provide an opportunity for the people to declare their hidden assists and escape form legal action.