Islamabad: Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif says Pakistan has attained macroeconomic stability and now taking off for economic growth.

Presiding over the Federal Cabinet meeting in Islamabad on Wednesday, PM Shehbaz Sharif lauded the tireless efforts of the government's economic team for achieving the milestone of macroeconomic stability.

The Prime Minister said the government is also taking effective measures and making untiring efforts to speed up journey towards achieving the goal of economic growth.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif referred to his interaction with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Dubai who appreciated team Pakistan for its commendable efforts in implementing the IMF programme and amicably achieving economic indicators. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the appreciation of the IMF chief was encouraging who praised the dedication of Pakistan economic team engaged in implementing the IMF programme. He added that the country witnessed a remarkable surge in foreign remittances that demonstrated the trust of the overseas Pakistanis in the current government.

The prime minister mentioned his father's example for hard work who always emphasised upon him and his elder brother for serving the nation with unmatched passion and relentless effort and reinvigorate their passion in testing times with self motivation.

Turning to his recent successful visit to the United Arab Emirates, PM Shehbaz Sharif said he had very fruitful meetings with the world leaders including UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake, and Managing Director International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva, Chairperson of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency, Ms. ‚¬Å¡¬¦½eljka Cvijanovic, leadership of Kuwait as well as head of DP World on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit (WGS) 2025.

He informed that he had a detailed interaction with the President of UAE featuring fruitful discussion on foreign investment prospects in Pakistan where the Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir was also present.

'Pakistan has presented the Palestine case in a befitting manner at the Dubai Summit as 50,000 innocent Palestinians have been killed which is a great tragedy,' the prime minister said.

He commented on the Libya Boat incident and regretted that many precious lives were lost. He directed the quarters concerned to ensure that this heinous crime come to an end.

While reprimanding the irresponsible statements of the Israeli prime minister, the prime minister said that Pakistan would continue to protect the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He mentioned that the Turkish President was arriving in Pakistan on his two-day official visit later on the day.

Prime Minister Sharif said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was a great leader of the Muslim Ummah who always supported Pakistan.