Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has emphasized to forge national unity to alleviate poverty and make Pakistan an economic tiger.

He was chairing a review meeting on the implementation of the National Action Plan attended by civil and military leadership in Islamabad.

The Prime Minister said after the Peshawar attack, the government also invited all the stakeholders for a meeting but one particular party did not bother to attend it.

He said Pakistan currently faces economic challenges and expressed the hope that the situation would improve after the matters with the International Monetary Fund were finalised in near future.

He maintained that the state of Pakistan was above all and even the government's coalition parties put their political interests at stake for the sake of the country and to improve the economic situation.

Mentioning the killings and arrest of terrorists during different military actions, Prime Minister Shehbaz said the security agencies were making their efforts to ensure the security of citizens.

Source: Radio Pakistan