Pakistan, May 18 -- "For the first time in Punjab, loans worth Rs. 23 billion 91 crore have been issued to start a record number of 57913 new businesses in just 90 days," noted Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif while chairing a special meeting for a detailed briefing on Easy Business Finance and Easy Business Card schemes. She added, "For the first time, 6753 women have took loans worth Rs. 3 billion 42 crore to run their own businesses," She directed the authorities concerned to complete the process of pending applications for easy business finance and card loans as early as possible.

Madam Chief Minister directed the relevant authorities to make arrangements to activate easy business card through WhatsApp as well. She also soug...