Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed that remittances from abroad be fully digitised as the government aims to achieve a cashless and digital economy.
The premier issued the directives during a meeting he chaired in Islamabad on promoting a cashless economy and digital payments.
“The prime minister directed that awareness campaigns to encourage merchants toward digital payments via QR codes be made more effective, and that remittances from abroad be digitised to 100 per cent,” a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said.
PM Shehbaz commended the economic team’s performance for the progress made over the past year in “transforming Pakistan’s economy into a cashless, digital payments-based system”.
According to PMO, the premier stressed that transitioning the national economy to a cashless system would lead to sustainable economic growth and enhanced transparency.
He lauded the economic team for achieving a 300pc increase in the number of active merchants using QR codes for digital payments over the past year.
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