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February 11, 2021
ISLAMABAD: In response to an opinion piece published in The News titled “The prime minister of debt” dated February 10, 2021 regarding increase in public debt during the tenure of the present government in comparison to the previous government (2013-18), the Ministry of Finance has said that the change in the public debt stock during the last two and a half years is primarily the fallout of flawed economic and financial policies of the previous regime.
A statement issued on Wednesday the ministry said: “Commenting on the issues raised in the article, point wise replies are stated as under: