Pakistan, June 16 -- Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has expressed cautious optimism about the country's economic outlook following the reported agreement between the United States and Iran to end hostilities, saying there could be positive implications for growth next year but that it is too early to revise official projections.

In an interview with Reuters, Aurangzeb said the government had been closely monitoring the potential economic fallout of a prolonged conflict in the region. He noted that disruptions to energy infrastructure and supply chains had contributed to inflationary pressures and created uncertainty for economies dependent on stable energy markets.

The finance minister explained that while the easing of ...