ISLAMABAD: The minister for planning and development has disputed an assessment by the finance ministry that the country’s unemployment rate had fallen to six per cent, arguing that the joblessness cannot be reduced without a growth rate of 7pc. His argument indicated he saw as unrealistic the finance ministry’s projection that 2.5 million jobs would be created during the next financial year. The finance ministry reported in the Economic Survey released last week that unemployment rate had decreased from 6.24pc in 2012-13 to 6pc in 2013-14. Also read: Youth joblessness at 10pc in FY14 Addressing a news conference on Monday, Ahsan Iqbal said reduction in poverty and unemployment was closely...
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