Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Saturday, that the government is taking significant steps in order to ensure the elevation of economy in country.

During an address in Multan, he conveyed that the tax collection of the country is increasing day by day and it has accomplished meeting the target of last seven months' collection.

FM Qureshi added that the Covid-19 pandemic has left its adverse effects on economies of countries across the world but Pakistan's exports reached high during this period while a reduction in exports was experienced by various other foreign countries.

He further said when PTI established office in the country, it was suffering from power, economic and plenty of other crises due to which grant of loans from IMF were demanded.