Manend Team 
ISLAMABAD, (MANEND NEWS): Prime Minister Imran Khan has
expressed the commitment that Pakistan will not allow the scourge of
terrorism rise again.
In a tweet on Thursday, PM Imran Khan said he is deeply saddened by
the loss of innocent lives in the condemnable and cowardly terrorist
attack in Quetta last night.
The Prime Minister said our nation has made great sacrifices in
defeating terrorism. He said we remain alert to all internal and
external threats.
The Prime Minister himself monitored the situation late last night and
directed the Ministry of Interior to investigate the incident from all its
aspects and reach the depth of the matter.
Meanwhile Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the Economic
Advisory Council to present a road-map envisaging short, medium and
long-term measures for economic stability and sustainable growth.
He was chairing a meeting of the Economic Advisory Council via video
link in Islamabad on Thursday.
The Prime Minister said the aim of the road-map should be to further
organize important sectors of the economy including energy,
construction, agriculture, tourism, social protection, subsidies, Small
and Medium enterprises, remittances and public private partnership
besides bringing stability to prices.
The Prime Minister said instead of imposing more taxes on the people,
out of box solutions should be suggested to provide relief to them. He
said reforms in the tax system and simplifying it is the priority of the
government.
Imran Khan said the Economic Advisory Council has been established
to take advantage of the inputs of prominent economic experts in
order to put the economy on strong footing.
The Prime Minister said as a result of government’s steps, the business
environment has improved and the confidence of entrepreneurs stands
restored. He said it has remained endeavor of the government to not
only frame policies in consultations with the business community but
also ensure their continuation.