Correct Answer: B. 1955–60
Pakistan’s First Five-Year Investment Plan was launched in 1950.
Here’s a brief overview 👇
📘 Name: First Five-Year Plan (1955–1960)
💼 Purpose: To promote industrial and agricultural development after independence.
🏛 Initiated by: Government of Pakistan under Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Bogra, later carried forward by President Iskander Mirza.
📊 Main Focus Areas:
Agriculture improvement
Infrastructure (dams, roads, irrigation)
Industrialization
Energy and education
⚠️ Outcome:
It could not be fully implemented because of political instability and shortage of resources, but it laid the foundation for planned economic development in Pakistan.
So, when asked “Pakistan’s first investment plan?”, the correct answer is:
👉 First Five-Year Plan (1955–1960)
Here’s a brief overview 👇
📘 Name: First Five-Year Plan (1955–1960)
💼 Purpose: To promote industrial and agricultural development after independence.
🏛 Initiated by: Government of Pakistan under Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Bogra, later carried forward by President Iskander Mirza.
📊 Main Focus Areas:
Agriculture improvement
Infrastructure (dams, roads, irrigation)
Industrialization
Energy and education
⚠️ Outcome:
It could not be fully implemented because of political instability and shortage of resources, but it laid the foundation for planned economic development in Pakistan.
So, when asked “Pakistan’s first investment plan?”, the correct answer is:
👉 First Five-Year Plan (1955–1960)
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