Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin warnedof more cyberattacks after the Federal Board of Revue (FBR) and NationalBank of Pakistan (NBP) came under cyberattacks.
He said that our neighbour was our enemy country.
Shaukat Tarin said the government lacked a two-thirds majority for anyconstitutional amendments related to banks. He was talking to the media inIslamabad after launching the ceremony of the Pakistan Single Window topromote trade as per government-led reforms in the business sector.
Finance Adviser to PM assured that salaries of government servants would bepaid on time without having any delay. Tarin said that the government hasbeen providing targeted subsidies to control inflation.
“Inflation is an international issue. International prices are not in mycontrol,” he added. Finance Minister also announced that Pakistan-IMF tosign an accord this week as matters pertaining to the pact between bothparties have been resolved.
“We tried to convince IMF,” he said.
Addressing the launching ceremony of the Pakistan Single Window, ShaukatTarin said that supply-chain was hit in the last two years due to COVID-19but the government took important measures for departmental reforms.
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He reaffirmed the government’s determination to facilitate and provide anenabling environment to the businesses including small and mediumenterprises for growth and innovation.
He said we consider Pakistani business community as the biggest asset ofthe country and it is these entrepreneurs and industrialists that willshape the future of Pakistan.
Shaukat Tarin said the government is actively pursuing the agenda of makingPakistan hub of regional trade and transit. In this regard, he said a majormilestone has been achieved by operationalizing the TIR agreement anddispatch of transit consignments to Uzbekistan and Turkey.
He said the single window will boost our capacity to promote regional tradeand help counter financial crimes including money laundering.
“Economy is on the recovery track as business people are ready to takeadvantage of all important avenues. PSW will boost Pakistan exports andalso enhance regional trade and geo-economic ties,” he added.
