Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar says in emerging economies like Pakistan the state-led infrastructure not only has a key role in economic development but also in crises like Covid-19.

Addressing a conference in Islamabad, he said that Pakistan has one of the largest irrigation infrastructures in the world due to which we are safe from extreme poverty.

He highlighted that in the face of pandemic we utilized state led development models to revive our economy.

The minister said private sector followed the government's footsteps and growth rate rose above the pre-covid levels for two consecutive years now.

Source: Radio Pakistan