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Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves have crossed the $23 billion mark, Energy Minister Hammad Azhar said Saturday.<\/p>\n

There has been a boom in the export sector that would help stabilise the economy, Azhar said at a press conference in Islamabad.<\/p>\n

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The country exported goods worth $3.2 billion in the month of March alone, the minister said. He was hopeful of achieving 4% growth rate this fiscal year.<\/p>\n

The former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government obtained Rs7,000 billion loans by asking the State Bank of Pakistan to print excess notes, the minister said.<\/p>\n

The economy was artificially supported in the tenure of the former government, he said.<\/p>\n

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has obtained no loan from the central bank, Azhar added.<\/p>\n

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