The Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said curbing militancy is key for financial stability as he finished his visit to Washington. According to officials accompanying Aurangzeb to the World Bank and IMF annual meetings said that the economy-security link came up in many of the delegation’s 65 meetings in the week. One official said, “from credit rating agencies to commercial banks, everyone wanted to understand whether Pakistan’s security environment is now aligned with its economic recovery,” one official said.
Aurangzeb in a media briefing, acknowledged that continued stability and investor confidence depend on internal peace and political cohesion. “From a financial angle, this action is necessary,” he said.