KARACHI: Good economic policies ensure a strong national economy, Prime Minister’s Adviser on Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh here said.

According to ARY News, the adviser was addressing a gathering of the Council of Foreign Relations in Karachi.

Chairman FBR Shabbar Zaidi was also present in the gathering.

The governments in the past failed to devise the policies for lasting economic development, the finance adviser said.

The previous government also didn’t accord attention to to enhance trade and exports, Shaikh said.