Pakistan, March 5 -- Economists on Wednesday declared as "unrealistic" Prime Minister Imran Khan's statement that "2020 would be the year of job creation and economic growth".
Talking to this scribe, Dr Nadeemul Haque, economist and former deputy chairman of the planning commission, said that he does not agree with PM Khan's statement.
"Sadly, 2019 saw the rise of Pakistan Administrative Services, also known as District Management Group. 2020 will not be any different," Dr Haque said.
Agreeing with him, former Sindh governor Muhammad Zubair said no way 2020 would be the year of providing jobs. "How could that be possible, since there is a direct relationship between growth and employment."
He said as the country's GDP is expected to gro...