Pakistan's sizzling economic growth has slowed to 5.8 percent because of poor farm output and sluggish industrial expansion, the government said Tuesday.
Finance Minister Naveed Qamar said projections indicated that the economy expanded 5.8 percent in the current fiscal year, which ends June 30, compared to 6.8 percent the year before.
After years of rapid growth, Pakistan's economy is slowing amid problems from double-digit inflation to yawning budget and trade deficits and political uncertainty.
The World Bank has warned that Pakistan could tip into crisis unless the government acts quickly address the problems, which also include power …
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