ISLAMABAD:

The central bank governor said on Wednesday that the current economic growth model cannot sustain a country of 250 million people and the economic stabilisation policies cannot continue indefinitely, urging businesspersons and policymakers for a shift in their approach.

Governor Jameel Ahmad spoke about Pakistan's economic model and its implications a day after Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal blamed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the nation's highest unemployment rate in 21 years.

"Continuing with stabilisation policies indefinitely is neither desirable, nor sustainable," said Ahmad while delivering a keynote address at the opening session of the Pakistan Business Council's (PBC) "Dialogue on the Economy".

The governor said that economic growth had been on a steadil

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