'Economically now Pakistan is a changed country'

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ISLAMABAD, June 13 (APP): Minister of State for Finance, Omar Ayub Khan has said that economically Pakistan is a changed country now if compared with the conditions that prevailed 7-8 years ago.
Talking to a private television channel the minister said that size of gross domestic product (GDP) has doubled.
He said keeping in view the constant growth in economy, out of the box thinking is required by all stakeholders.
The minister said that opposition is expected to appreciate the positive steps alongside criticising the government.
It is unfortunate that opposition kept shouting in the national assembly without paying any heed to the contents of the budget, he said.
He said the opposition parties have been claiming for the past few years that they will present a parallel budget proposal in the house in response to official budget adding but this claim still remain unfulfilled.
He said government has the courage to listen to opposition's criticism but that should be purposeful and creative.
Criticism for the sake of criticism should not be the characteristic of the opposition as it serves no purpose, the minister said.