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<\/p>\nPakistan’s economy is stabilising and moving towards a positive direction despite the COVID-19 pandemic, says Prime Minister Imran Khan.<\/p>\n
In a brief speech at a Roshan Digital Account ceremony in Islamabad, the premier highlighted the ruling PTI government’s success stories in the economic sector.<\/p>\n
He said Pakistan has paid off foreign loans worth Rs20 billion ever since the PTI government came to power.<\/p>\n
The Roshan Digital Accounts crossed the $500 million mark in remittances.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhen the PTI government came to power, Pakistan had a record deficit which had the greatest impact on the rupee,\u201d the premier said, adding that overseas Pakistanis helped stabilise the rupee.<\/p>\n
He spoke about an increase in exports too and said it came at a time when economies around the world were badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
PM Khan made a comparison of Pakistan’s exports with competitor nations like India and Bangladesh. He said the country’s textile sector is witnessing a boom and new textile mills are being opened.<\/p>\n
The premier stressed the importance of tapping the market of overseas Pakistanis as they were \u201can asset for the country\u201d.<\/p>\n
He told the State Bank of Pakistan to open a special cell to facilitate overseas Pakistanis in opening a Roshan Digital Account.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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