Strong economic growth on sustainable basis has created enormous employment opportunities as over the last seven years (2000-2006) the economy generated 10.65 million new jobs, Special Finance Secretary and Debt Office Director General Dr Ashfaque Hassan Khan said. In comparison, the economy could create only 4.6 million jobs during the period 1994-1999, he told the reporters. Khan said over one million jobs had been created in the information technology and telecom sector alone in the last three years. Pakistan s economic performance over the last several years has been impressive and sound macro-economic management and wide-ranging structural reforms have contributed to high real GDP growth, a reduction in debt burden and an improved business climate. --MORE
