{
  "id": 9729173,
  "title": "Pakistan's economy stable, moving towards growth, PM Shehbaz tells business delegation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/pakistans-economy-stable-moving-towards-growth-pm-shehbaz-tells-9729173",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-25T07:46:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn Business",
    "slug": "dawn-business",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2032561/pakistans-economy-stable-moving-towards-growth-pm-shehbaz-tells-business-delegation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistan's economy has stabilized and is on the path to growth, according to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. During a meeting with US-based business leaders, the prime minister highlighted the country's commitment to structural reforms and invited potential investors to explore opportunities in Pakistan. The prime minister noted that the Gulf crisis had impacted Pakistan at an unfavorable time, but efforts were being made to facilitate peace efforts and ensure long-term stability in the region. Key areas of potential cooperation were identified as agriculture, mining, information technology, artificial intelligence-led initiatives, energy security, and investment, imports, and shipments. The government is also focusing on privatization, including the privatization of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), banks, and power distribution companies. The prime minister expressed confidence in the new owners of PIA and emphasized that the government's role is to facilitate and support the private sector, rather than becoming the private sector itself.",
  "summary": "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said Pakistan’s economy had stabilised and was moving towards growth, while inviting US-based Pakistani business leaders to explore investment opportunities in the country. Speaking at a meeting with delegations from the US-Pakistan Business Council and US Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) on the sidelines of the 81st session of the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Pakistan's economy stabilized and is on growth path, says PM Shehbaz",
    "Gulf crisis negatively impacted Pakistan during unfavorable time",
    "Government focuses on privatization, supports private sector"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "PM Shehbaz says leadership is working to strengthen economy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/pm-shehbaz-says-leadership-is-working-to-strengthen-economy",
        "published": "2026-09-25T07:04:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Pakistan's economy stable, moving towards growth, PM Shehbaz tells business delegation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/pakistans-economy-stable-moving-towards-growth-pm-shehbaz-tells",
        "published": "2026-09-25T07:21:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}