Finance Minister eases concerns over remittances from Gulf States into Pakistan

In an address to the National Assembly of Pakistan, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb assuaged concerns over the Iran war’s potential to disrupt the stream of remittances from Pakistani workers abroad to their families back home—especially for those living in Gulf Arab states. Pakistani expatriate workers in the Gulf Arab states supply between 40 and 50 percent of total remittances entering Pakistan, according to Aurangzeb. […]

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Finance Minister eases concerns over remittances from Gulf States into Pakistan

In an address to the National Assembly of Pakistan, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb assuaged concerns over the Iran war’s potential to disrupt the stream of remittances from Pakistani workers abroad to their families back home—especially for those living in Gulf Arab states. Pakistani expatriate workers in the Gulf Arab states supply between 40 and 50 percent of total remittances entering Pakistan, according to Aurangzeb. […]

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Pakistan confirms “indirect talks” on behalf of U.S. and Iran

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Finance Minister eases concerns over remittances from Gulf States into Pakistan

In an address to the National Assembly of Pakistan, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb assuaged concerns over the Iran war’s potential to disrupt the stream of remittances from Pakistani workers abroad to their families back home—especially for those living in Gulf Arab states. Pakistani expatriate workers in the Gulf Arab states supply between 40 and 50 percent of total remittances entering Pakistan, according to Aurangzeb. […]

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