Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today congratulated Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and his team for the foreign exchange reserves crossing $15 billion, as par a report on Radio Pakistan.
Dar met the Pm Sharif in Islamabad today and briefed him regarding the economic measures that were taken in order to achieve this target.
Out of the total amount, ten billion dollars are with the State Bank of Pakistan, while the rest is with commercial banks, he added.
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Earlier this month, Dar had said that Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves will touch $15 billion by the end of this month.
Addressing the office bearers of all Pakistan newspapers society in Islamabad, the federal minister had called upon all political parties to join hands to put the country back on track.
