India, May 15 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that the US-Iran war has created significant hurdles for regional economies, including Pakistan, as he urged people to make concerted efforts to transform the country into an economic power.

PM Shehbaz made the comments in his televised opening remarks at the federal cabinet meeting, where he also talked about May 28, 1998, when Pakistan carried out nuclear tests.

Referring to the US-Iran conflict, he said that while a temporary ceasefire was currently in place, the war had created significant hurdles for regional economies, including Pakistan.

He said that the government's economic team had made collective efforts over the past two years. "This is a long and difficult jou...