Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, met with Ms. Gargee Gosh, President Global Policy and Advocacy of the Gates Foundation. The Minister appreciated the Gates Foundation’s continued support for Pakistan’s polio eradication efforts, maternal and child health and nutrition initiatives, family planning services, and vaccine delivery and immunization programs. He also lauded the Foundation’s collaboration with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in introducing tax system digitalization to transform it into a digital tax administration. Discussions also included the integration of Buna and Raast payment platforms to promote seamless regional payments. The Minister requested the Foundation to continue its support for Pakistan’s polio eradication initiative and extended an invitation for participation in the upcoming awareness event on May 7, 2025, for the launch of Pakistan’s national hepatitis C elimination programme.
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