PM Imran launches Pakistan’s first instant digital payment system ‘Raast’

ISLAMABAD: (HRNW) Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday launched the country’s first instant Digital Payment System ‘Raast’ in Islamabad.

Raast is part of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Digital Pakistan vision aimed to include poor segments of the society in the formal economy.

While addressing the ceremony, the prime minister congratulated the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for introducing the program for the poor segments of the society.

“We are trying to alleviate poverty through Ehsaas Program and the launch of ‘Raast’ program will help in ending the poverty in the country,” added Imran Khan.

He said the program would help give a boost to the Ehsaas program; particularly its mobile wallet and extend its reach to the women in the rural areas.

He regretted that Pakistan was among the countries in the world which generates very low-income tax. “Only 2 million people pay tax out of the country’s 220 million population.