Federal Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Wednesday that the country was facing severe economic hardships.
Expressing his thoughts, Iqbal said: "All the matters of the government are running on the loans. This is a warning sign for us."
Iqbal urged the need to increase production capacity, revenue, and exports in a bid to get the country's economy back on track.
"The country has no other option with the exception of economic progress up to nine percent," he added.
– Ahsan Iqbal asks PTI to play 'positive' role in assemblies –
Iqbal asked the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to play a "positive" role in the assemblies.
Expressing his thoughts in Zafarwal, Iqbal took a swipe at the PTI, saying, "The political party that did not manage to hold its intraparty elections, secured its seats by forming an alliance with another political party."
He emphasised the need for embracing unity, saying, "We all can address the myriad challenges by joining hands together. One of the biggest challenges is to revive the country's economy.".
The PML-N stalwart asked the PTI to do its self-accountability before hurling allegations at the opponents. He questioned: "How can they [the PTI] fix the country's problems if they will continue to hurl allegations at the opponents?
