Pakistan, May 10 -- Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday said Pakistan's economy continued to show signs of recovery despite ongoing regional tensions, citing strong growth in large-scale manufacturing, exports, remittances and foreign investment inflows.

Addressing a news conference along with Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik, the finance minister said the country's large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector recorded an 11 per cent year-on-year growth in April, while cumulative growth during the first nine months of the current fiscal year stood at 6.5 per cent.

He said the government expected the GDP growth rate to remain close to four per cent during the current fiscal year, compared to ...