Children being used to smuggle dollars out of Pakistan: PTI Senator.

ISLAMABAD -- During the meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Senator Mohsin Aziz revealed that the children are being used for smuggling dollars from the country, media reported on Wednesday.

Senator Saleem Mandviwalla chaired the meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance in which the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) briefed the meeting participants about the inflation, interest rate, and foreign exchange of Pakistan.

Senator Mohsin Aziz said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government gave autonomy to SBP but the central bank officials did not utilise it.

In reply to the senator, the SBP governor said that the economy is facing external and internal challenges. The current account deficit was estimated at $10 billion this year and will remain at $7 billion by the end of the current financial year.

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