Pak launches first-ever nat'l security policy

Focus on reducing three challenges for national security: external imbalance, vertical and horizontal inequalities

PAKISTAN launched its firstever National Security Policy on Friday, showing that the country plans to reduce strategic challenges by fixing the chronic issue of imbalances in the external payments and domestic anger by reducing the gap between the rich and poor.

Section IV of the policy titled as Securing our Economic Future delves into the economic challenges and prescribes policy intervention to address the problem.

“The economic security dimension of the National Security Policy focuses primarily on reducing three challenges for national security emanating from the economic sphere: external imbalance, vertical inequalities, and horizontal inequalities,” according to the policy.

It suggests that the country should “achieve economic security and sovereignty through sustainable growth, inclusive development, and financial solvency.”