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Pakistan to cut government spending by 15% in austerity drive
Ministers voluntarily agreed to the measures, he said. “These austerity measures will save us Rs 200 billion annually,” Sharif told a news conference in Islamabad. Sharif said the South Asian country expected to get funds from the IMF soon, adding the austerity measures were part of the requirements the lender asked Pakistan to meet before…