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Govt minimises commercial banks' role in pension payments

ISLAMABAD: The finance ministry on Monday eliminated the administrative role of commercial banks in the biometric verification and validation of proof-of-life certificates (PoLCs), in a move aimed at facilitating pensioners. The government also directed that pensioners’ bank accounts would not be subject to account dormancy requirements.

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