Govt needs to be cautiously optimistic

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday advised Pakistan to stay on course and show some patience amid growing demand from the private sector to open up the economy to create jobs and reduce unemployment. Pakistan "needs to stay on course, remain committed to programme objectives and at the same time needs to have a little bit of patience," remarked Mahir Binici, IMF Resident Representative in Pakistan. Binici was speaking during the "Dialogue on Economy", organised by the Pakistan Business Council (PBC). The resident representative, who recently took over, said that Pakistan had to be optimistic cautiously and had patience to stay on course in order to deliver on reforms so that people could benefit from that.