ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has thanked overseas Pakistanis foryet another record-breaking month of remittances of US$2.4 in December.
In a tweet on Friday, he said: “MashaAllah, first time in Pakistanremittances have been above US$2 billion for six consecutive months. Totalfor six months of this fiscal year US$14.2 billion – a 24.9% growth overlast year.”
Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan was briefed in detail about a surveywith regard to social and economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
In the survey, it was told that a large number of families wereeconomiccally affected by coronavirus. However, the ratio was reduced byJuly 2020 due to timely steps taken by the government and smart lockdown.
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Appreciating the digital system, he said that the system would help monitorthe prices of daily-use items and performance of the districtadministration.
